16763http://www165.123.244.137/subject/16763/MuseumBritish MuseumSeason Number09: 1930-1931IconographyRitualData collected by British Museum research team.Object TypePlaques/ReliefsData collected by British Museum research team.TechniqueMold PressedData collected by British Museum research team.IconographyDeityData collected by British Museum research team.IconographyMonsterData collected by British Museum research team.MaterialTerracottaU Number16281Description (Catalog Card)Terracotta relief. Fragmentary. Shamash(?) and 3 minor gods? [drawing 1:1]Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Fired clay plaque depicting cult scene; mould-made; bottom part missing; at the top is a bearded, turbaned figure holding a socketed axe and a flail across chest to shoulders; worn facial features; wears garment; on either side are rows of sickle shaped objects or flames (or snakes?); figure stands on a balcony or emerges from brazier (offering stand or altar?); just below top is a band of raised circles; below this is a smaller central figure facing front, with hands clasped to chest, perhaps holding objects; at the sides are heads of grimacing demons, probably representing Humbaba (the head on the left is missing).Data collected by British Museum research team.Find Context (Catalog Card)BC upper levels in or under house 30/c (higher than the wall foundations)Material (Catalog Card)terracottaMuseum Number (BM Registration Number)1931,1010.397Measurement (Height)80Data collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Width)83Data collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Depth)14Data collected by British Museum research team.