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)
6943	(none)	(none)	B16277	Terracotta dog. Head turned to the right, pellet eyes experienced and ears. Tail fragmentary. E.
6942	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster statue. Fragment. On one side a cylindrical fragment in relief upon it incised vertical lines with oval shaped grooves at equidistant intervals on the lines. Bottom of cylindrical fragment consists of two raised bands which look like the flounced tiers of a kaukanes skirt. Next to it against the long side another cylindrical bu undulating fragment decorated with wavy lines and one spiral which abuts on the side of the first cylindrical fragment, surface of which is 15mm than surface of fragment adjoining. text: E-Hursag(11). B.
6941	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Female, full face with high headdress and heavy necklace of rounded beads. Round beads also run diagonally body from shoulder to waist. Hands clasped below breast. [drawing 1:1]
6940	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Lost below waist. Bearded male with monkey on head, monkey's feet resting on shoulders. Cord hangs down from monkey's neck in front of male figure. B.
6932	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta monkey. Fragment. Lost below waist.Elbows held against sides, hands poised on breast, right above left holding a flute to the mouth. B. [drawing 1:1]
6925	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Fragmentary head lost. Enthroned Ishtar in profile: feet resting on seated lion's head. Ishtar wears flounced kaukenes skirt scalloped at bottom. B. [drawing 1:1]
6921	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Fragmentary. Bearded man in profile with monkey on shoulders. Male figure clothed in long flowing garment and wearing close fitting cap on head. Twisted cord suspended from Monkey's neck and hangs down in front of male figure who holds a stick in his left arm. In his right hand a staff? -held against side. Cf. U.6855 same mould may have served for both. B.
6920	(none)	(none)	(none)	Statuette. Bronze? Monkey on pedestal with arms uplifted; hands touching either side of face. B,
6915	(none)	(none)	B16256	Terracotta statuette. Female: full face, dressed in close fitting skirt and holding a high-necked vase against waist in left hand, Right arm bent at elbow and slightly upraised. Skirt which is close fitting is embroidered at the bottom and tasseled down right side. Short sleeves reaching elbows only. Female wears necklace, short hair done up in clusters at sides. E. [drawing 1:1]
6911	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head. Diorite. Blue-grey. Fragment. Part of nose and right cheek alone remain. Careful modeling: rounded cheeks, prominent nose and lips with distinct cavities in corners, chin fragmentary but apparently perforated at back by single hole which runs down vertically.
6909B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 terracotta figurines. Fragmentary. Both figures lost below waist. One right bearded male full face; wearing high headdress holds in the right hand a stick? Which rests against his right shoulder. Right arm bare, left arm which is held horizontally against against breast and sleeved. On his left a female also full face wearing a high headdress rests her right hand on his shoulder. Female also has right arm bare and left arm sleeved, and wears a necklace. Hole 4mm., in diameter perforated between left shoulder of male and right shoulder of female. [drawing 1:1]
6909A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 terracotta figurines. Fragmentary. Both figures lost below waist. One right bearded male full face; wearing high headdress holds in the right hand a stick? Which rests against his right shoulder. Right arm bare, left arm which is held horizontally against against breast and sleeved. On his left a female also full face wearing a high headdress rests her right hand on his shoulder. Female also has right arm bare and left arm sleeved, and wears a necklace. Hole 4mm., in diameter perforated between left shoulder of male and right shoulder of female. [drawing 1:1]
6908	(none)	(none)	B16280	Carved diorite. Blue. Fragment. Part of statue of human being or possibly ram. Fine parallel wavy lines may represent pleated garment of a human being and ram's skin. But undulating surface and series of ridges make it more probably that it was part of a statue of a man or woman: possibly the hair from a large head. B.
6903	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta mask. Fragmentary. Right cheek and eyes lost: broken across mouth. Wide flat nose with pronounced upturned nostrels. Gaping mouth with protruding lips modeled in a symmetrical curve. Deep cavity around mouth and between it and cheek which has an angular ridge dividing it from nose to mouth. High cheek bone.
6902	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pig. Grey frit. Incised horizontal and vertical markings indicate skin. B.
6899A	(none)	(none)	B16307	(none)
6898	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Fragmentary head and feet missing. Female, closely draped? Carries baby against breast. B. [drawing 1:1]
6895	(none)	1927,0527.230	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Bearded male figure in profile wearing close fitting cap and long flowing garment, left hand held over waist and supporting a whip? The handle of which runs over left shoulder, cord falling down by left side. Right arm bent at elbow and held slightly upraised. Arms apparently bare, beard flowing down to waist, and hair apparently done up in a knot at back of head. [drawing 1:1]
6892	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Horse and rider. Wooden looking primitive workmanship. B. [drawing 1:1]
6891	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Complete with plaque which is oval shaped at bottom. Nude female wearing necklace, hands clasped below breast. B. [drawing 1:1]
6884	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Fragmentary below waist. Female figure wearing heavy necklace. Thick wavy hair falling over shoulders and done up in a knot at the back. B. [drawing 1:1]
6882	(none)	(none)	(none)	Miniature statuette. Black steatite. Grotesque nude male figure standing on round pedastal. Sagging knees, exaggerated back, and protruding belly, large flat feet: left arm bent at elbow and held close to waist. Right arm, forearm bent upward. Head resembles Puzuzu type, round flat close fitting hat. B. [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]
6879	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta plaque. Fragmentary. Heads lost. Male and female standing on snake? 2 figures in heavily flounced garments with sleeves and bared right shoulders standing on snake? 2 figures in heavily flounced garments with sleeves and bared right shoulders standing on snake. Figure on right clasps a stick? or mace head in right hand which is resting on his breast. Beard long and flowing touches his hand. On right female figure wearing necklace accosts male figure and touches his shoulder with her right hand. B. [drawing 1:1]
6876A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)