Figural Objects

This category includes objects that are made in the shape of humans or animals, either free standing or on plaques.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
656	(none)	(none)	B15196	Terracotta relief of a lion probably only the core, moulded and intended to be covered over with a slip in which the finer detail was rendered. [drawing]
684	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. Headless: moulded. Figure in long drapery concealing feet, hands clasped on breast. Male? Heavy work, no detail.
687	(none)	(none)	B14997	Terracotta relief. In greenish clay. A kneeling woman (headless) suckling a child.[drawing 1:1]
688	(none)	1923,1110.109	(none)	Terracotta relief. Upper part only, moulded. Grotesque female figure with elaborate headdress. Hands clasped below breasts. [drawing 1:1]
744	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of dolomite statue. Probably from shoulder. Last four lines of single column inscription of a King of Ur. Length of inscription 50mm
756	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inscribed stone fragment. Portions of signs from bottom line of inscription. Placed in IN/No. 1.
770	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay statuette. Snowman technique. [drawing]
771	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay mask. Fragment of, in whitish clay. [drawing 1:1]
772	(none)	1923,1110.121	(none)	Clay model of animal intestines? Roughly made out of crumbly and lightly baked creamish clay. [drawing]
773	(none)	1923,1110.120	(none)	Clay model of animal intestines? of powdery poorly baked clay; afterwards accidentally burnt and damaged. Like U but in worse condition.
777	(none)	1923,1110.112	(none)	Terracotta mask fr. of. in pinkish-drab clay. [drawing 1:1]
787	(none)	1923,1110.48	(none)	Human head. Limestone = fragment of = for inlay, or for a figure carved in another material. Hollow behind, the eyes were inlaid. [The following does not refer to an animal, but is likely an abbreviation for catalog. No further context.] Cat. [drawing 1:1]
788	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Upper part of female figure, nude, with long curls and hands clasped below breasts. [drawing 1:1]
805	(none)	(none)	(none)	Diorite statue. Of Entemena. Found in burnt layer on Nabonidus pavement before the inner doorway of the Ziggurat gate in the SW temenos wall. Headless. Long inscription on rt. upper arm and across back of shoulders. Wears usual fleece skirt: hands clasped below breasts.
809	(none)	1923,1110.107	(none)	Terracotta relief. Moulded Woman suckling a child. In whitish drab clay. Poor work, proportions bad: surface weathered. [drawing 1:1]
836	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta horse's head. Snowman technique. Fragment of one of the normal horseman figurines.
837	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. In snowman technique, parrot face, rider on horseback; only man's figure left and of it the arms are gone.
843	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine of red clay, snowman technique. A goddess with elaborate headdress seated on chair; hands clasped below breasts. New Babylonian style. [drawing 1:1:]
897	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster fragment. From a figure of a lion (or sirus) carved in very high relief as part of the decoration of a mace head. [drawing]
898	(none)	(none)	(none)	Limestone fragment of figure of bull. Carved in the round: probably part of a vase. Only the neck and shoulder left. [drawing]
915	(none)	1923,1110.97	(none)	Clay relief. Goddess seated on a chair: flounced skirt, horned headdress, 2 pegs behind to make it stand up. [drawing]
916	(none)	(none)	(none)	Limestone figurine. of a recumbent doe. [drawing 1:1]
978	(none)	(none)	B15187	Terracotta relief. Broken. Upper part of figure of Astarti? Holding a goose or swan. The background bears a crescent moon and stars.
988	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone fragment. Portions of 3 line inscription.
1000	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bronze figure. Zembilje type, ending in nail-like point rather unusually long, not inscribed. Period UR-ENGUR. Sent to Baghdad.