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)
8091	(none)	(none)	(none)	Plaque of yellowish white calcite. Intended for inlay: thick, with 2 holes bored at the back to meet, for the wire holdfast.
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]
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.
8013C	(none)	(none)	B17716	[A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8007A	(none)	(none)	B16770	Silver plaque in two parts. [A] A circular plaque diam 009, part of the edge broken away; in center, raised electrum boss surrounded by six silver bosses; round them a border of two double raised concentric bands with fine radial lines between; folded over this and sticking to it when found was a second piece of silver with copper backing apparently broken off from where the edge of the circle is missing; the shape of the whole object would look like an elaborate buckle thus [drawing]. [B] A copper pin 0075 long was corroded on the back [C] (as were many beads) but need not belong to it. The three are cataloged under the same number.
7921	(none)	1928,1009.143	(none)	Bird. Miniature. Frit. Two holes pierced for eyes and one in each wing.
7919	(none)	1928,1009.428	(none)	Statue base. Limestone. Rectangular in section. Two feet of statue alone remain. Left foot slightly advanced. [drawing 1:2]
7914	(none)	1928,1009.474	(none)	Terracotta dog? Black lines painted down back and sides. Traces of harness? Projecting ridge over head and top of back and horizontal band round top of tail. Horizontal ridges below neck running across back and beneath belly. [drawing 1:1]
7900	(none)	1928,1009.395	(none)	Shell plaque. White shell engraved with figure of a naked priest right who holds a libation-vase up in front of a post mounted on a tripod? (only 2 legs shown): on other side of the post hand (perhaps from a cross bar not shown) two objects like reins with loops at the ends. [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]
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]
7846	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone fragment. Steatite. Containing two archaic signs. HC.50. B.
777	(none)	1923,1110.112	(none)	Terracotta mask fr. of. in pinkish-drab clay. [drawing 1:1]
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.
772	(none)	1923,1110.121	(none)	Clay model of animal intestines? Roughly made out of crumbly and lightly baked creamish clay. [drawing]
771	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay mask. Fragment of, in whitish clay. [drawing 1:1]
770	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay statuette. Snowman technique. [drawing]
7691	(none)	(none)	(none)	Originally part of female figurine. Glazed, originally blue, bleached white.
7687	(none)	(none)	B17210	Terracotta figurine. Nude female. Hands clasped below breast. Missing below knees. Hair represented by fine parallel raised bands and flowing down at side onto shoulders. [drawing 1:1]
7686	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta animal. Dog? Dark green painted line down middle of head running at right angles to dark green line across top of head and traces of same paint round neck. [drawing 1:1]
7676	(none)	1928,1009.466	(none)	Terracotta plaque. Fragment. Top portion missing. 2 maile figures clad in short tunics and standing on either side of entrance to shrine? Each grasps the ribbed door post in one hand. [drawing 1:1]
7675	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Head only remains. Female with broad fillet round forehead and hair done up in a thick curl on either side of ear. [drawing 1:1]
7674	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Fragment. Head of goddess wearing high horned headdress. Concave back.
7673	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Nude female in low relief, right arm held below breast, left arm bent at elbow and upraised. [drawing 1:1]
7672	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Top half missing. Lower half of figure in long flowing dress standing on bearded goat. [drawing 1:1]