Hands Clasped Below Breasts
Depiction of a person with their hands at their waist.
This category contains depictions of a human who has their hands at or near their waist, possibly holding an object. This is also a depiction of prayer.
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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) |
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1746 | (none) | 1924,0920.114 | (none) | Terracotta relief. Fragment. Upper part of female figure, full face: curious double headdress: hair elaborately ringed: cloak over shoulders bbelow bead collar meeting above breasts, rosette on left shoulder: hands clasped below breasts. | |
1767 | (none) | 1924,0920.376 | (none) | Figurine. Drab clay. Female, nude, upright, feet broken. [drawing 1:1] | |
1772 | (none) | 1924,0920.377 | (none) | Figurine. Drab clay, female, nude,. Head, trunk and thighs only. [drawing 1:1] | |
2530 | 31-16-907 | (none) | (none) | Drab clay figurine. Male with flounced dress. Head missing. [drawing 1:1] | |
2978 | 31-16-785 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude votaress with clasped hands. [drawing 1:1] | |
![]() | 6306 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diorite STATUE of SHULGI. Mutilated. King standing with hands clasped as a worshipper. "To Nannar, his king, Shulgi, the mighty one "King of Ur (king of S and A), for his life, has "presented it. This statue: Nannar the wall (_________ so is the name of the statue)." King is dressed with a fringed shawl passing over the left shoulder. B. Photo 558 H.C. Text: Dim-tab-ba Temple(3) |
11428 | 30-12-51 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell much decayed. | |
12017 | 30-12-43 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Green stone. | |
12782 | 31-16-772 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figure. Moulded. Female, hands clasped, full face, seated, wearing horned cap and dress of pleated flounces to feet. | |
12786 | 31-16-850 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Fragment of moulded female figure, nude, with hands clasped below breasts : full face broken off at waist. | |
12788 | 31-16-773 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurines. Fragment. Moulded. Female figure, full face, from waist upwards; hands clasped below breasts, fillet round hair, torso nude. | |
13663 | 31-17-23 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Broken. God and worshipper, crescent and emblem. Fragment of inscription. steatite. HC.1929/30 - 100. | |
15747 | 31-16-843 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Nude female wearing wig. Hands clasped below breast. Two large strings of beads round neck. | |
16223 | 31-43-381 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Upper part only of nude female figure. [drawing 1:1] | |
16262 | 31-43-37 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Presentation scene with standing god and three other figures. | |
16300 | 31-43-380 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Fragment. Legs missing. Draped female figure, the head disproportionately large. [drawing 1:1] | |
16438C | 31-43-388 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression. | |
16438K | 31-43-390 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression. | |
16462 | 31-43-441 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta figurine. Bearded worshipper? with turban and skull cap. (A) fragment only preserved from the waist up. [drawing] | |
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] | |
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] | |
16901B | 31-43-378 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Female with flounced cloak, otherwise nude, hands to breasts. [drawing] (A) Fragment preserved from the hips up; (B) Fragment from the hands up: similar but smaller mould. | |
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. | |
16916 | 31-43-418 | (none) | (none) | Terracotta relief. Goddess or woman. Nude(?) with hands clasped below breast : on background, crescent moons and stars. A) fragment broken away at waist. [drawing 1:1] | |
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 |
Related Terms
Baby at Breast/Breastfeeding - Hand Raised - Hands on Breasts/Holding Breasts - Hands on Hips - Holding Animal - Holding Flail - Holding Jar - Holding Other - Holding Scepter - Holding Tambourine - Holding Weapon - Seated - Standing - Standing on Lion
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