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.  

Objects: Hands Clasped Below Breasts Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
18610 33-35-22 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Of naked female figure: hands clasped below the breast, hair dressed in curls over the ears and necklace round the neck. Broken about the knees.
18613 33-35-24 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Of bearded male figure wearing a high headdress, with ornament falling down from it to below the shoulders on each side. Curls of hair on each side of the face, hands clasped, and wearing some kind of close-fitting dress. Broken below the waist.
18783 35-1-104 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Nude female figure standing full face. The hair dressed in 5 outstanding curls, hands clasped over breasts: heavy multiple necklace and girdle and a shawl(?) which passes over the upper arms. Common type.
18039B 32-40-35 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Nude female, -young girl- standing full face, hands clasped = hair in waves, double necklace. (A) = fragment, complete from thighs upwards. (B) Fragment, from waist up. Not from the same mould, but identical type. (C) Fragment from waist up = perhaps from the same mould as (B). (D) Fragment, from hips up = same type but from a smaller mould.
18066B 33-35-49 (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).
18404E 33-35-336 (none) (none) [A-S] Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. With impressed designs, apparently of milking scene (not all from the same seal) and round topped huts.
(none) (none) (none) B16330 Unknown
(none) 30-12-547 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-771 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 31-16-783 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-784 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 31-16-795 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-796 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-797 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-798 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-799 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-831 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-834 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-840 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-841 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-842 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-845 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-848 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-858 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-859 (none) (none) [Unknown]
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