This category contains depictions of the upper part of the body that contains the brain.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
17186 31-43-353 (none) (none) Clay ram's head. Hand modelled, the fleece done in applique (snowman technique). [drawing]
16262 31-43-37 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Presentation scene with standing god and three other figures.
16453A 31-43-375 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurines. Nude female: Type III, C.H. (A) Fragment broken away at the waist; (B) Fragment broken away at hips.
17161 31-43-379 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts. Peculiarly coarse and violent type. (A) Fragment broken away at waist. [drawing 1:1]
16173 31-43-38 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Fragment. Black steatite. Presentation scene: 1 seated and 2 standing deities.
16300 31-43-380 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Fragment. Legs missing. Draped female figure, the head disproportionately large. [drawing 1:1]
16223 31-43-381 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Upper part only of nude female figure. [drawing 1:1]
16481B 31-43-382 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Woman's head with disk(?) below. (A) Flat and much worn. Very coarse modeling and face peculiar perhaps Kassite?; (B) Very poor impression and complete. (C) Complete. [drawing 1:1]
16902A 31-43-383 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female with hands to breasts. High relief. [drawing 1:1] (A) Broken away at knees; good condition; (B) Fragment head an feet missing.
16912 31-43-384 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure, hands apparently by sides. (A) Broken off above waist. [drawing 1:1]
16992 31-43-385 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts. Red clay : good modelling, broken away above knees. Photo _
16939A 31-43-386 (none) (none) Terracotta relief of nude female with hands below breasts. (A) Complete. (B) Broken but complete except for feet; (C) Broken away at knees, poor cast. (D) Broken away at knees, poor cast; (E) Complete, the legs cut apart after moulding (F) Complete; (G) Mould taken only to navel and the cast then rounded off (probably same mould poor); (H) Complete (as above). All the above are of very lightly fired clay, red or yellowish grey, and form a group distinct from nearly all the other terracottas. They might be modern casts from an ancient mould. Type III c.Y
16953B 31-43-389 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts: lines of dots on background. A) complete, but in bad condition and hidden by salt.
16982 31-43-391 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude woman with hands clasped below breasts. Upper part of head and legs below knees missing. Type? possibly III C.X.
17145 31-43-394 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female with hands supporting breasts. (A) Complete, good impression. Type III c. CC.
16936 31-43-395 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure, standing, with hands to breasts: elaborate coiffure but no head ornaments. (A) complete and in good condition. [drawing 1:1]
16491A 31-43-396 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure standing with hands to breast. Good design, well modeled. (A) complete, good condition. [drawing 1:1]
16942 31-43-397 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure standing with hands clasped below breasts plain chiton. (A) Broken away above ankles; poor cast and face all gone. [drawing]
18066A 31-43-398 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Female figure standing full face, hands clasped, pleated and flounced dress, hair elaborately waved. (A) Fragment from middle thighs upwards. (B) Complete (poor example).
17325 31-43-40 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Grey. One roughly cut human figure and second carrying an animal (?) two spears? [second carrying an animal has been crossed out on catalog card]
16964 31-43-403 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female with hands to breasts. Grotesque. (A) broken away at thighs. [drawing 1:1]
16445K 31-43-406 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurines. Mother & child: Type V.3, (A) Head missing, poor condition, complete; (B) From larger mould, but same type, head missing, complete; (C) from larger mould, but same type, head missing; (D) Complete; (E) Complete; (F) Head missing, poor cast; (G) Complete, bad impression; (H) Head missing; (J) Complete; (K)Complete (different mould) (L) Complete (same as mould K); (M) Fragment head and base missing; (N) Probably similar, but from larger mould, only upper part to arm preserved. (O) complete, poor impression; (P) Head missing; (Q) Head missing; (R) Complete; (S) Complete; (T) Complete.
16931B 31-43-408 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Goddess with horned hat and long tresses, draped, hands raised with fingers meeting at neck. (A) Fragment broken off at breast. (B) Fragment broken off at waist. (Type IV, b.1.)
16969A 31-43-409 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure (grotesque face) Type III, e.2 (or variant of this type?) (A) Broken away at waist.
17334 31-43-41 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Fragment. Enkidu and Eabani fighting rampant lion.

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Pubic Triangle

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Bearded - Bird headed human - Hair

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