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OLD BABYLONIAN, CIRCA 1900-1750 B.C.
Details
TWO MESOPOTAMIAN TERRACOTTA MOLDS AND A PLAQUE
OLD BABYLONIAN, CIRCA 1900-1750 B.C.
One mold with a squatting woman, her hands on her thighs, her curly hair falling to her shoulders, wearing bracelets and necklaces; one with a lovemaking scene, the woman bent forward at the waist, drinking from a vessel before her through a tube, a man penetrating her from behind; the plaque molded with a bull-man in profile to the right, his face turned frontal, wearing a horned tiara, holding a staff before him; together with several plaster casts made from the molds
First: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high (7)
OLD BABYLONIAN, CIRCA 1900-1750 B.C.
One mold with a squatting woman, her hands on her thighs, her curly hair falling to her shoulders, wearing bracelets and necklaces; one with a lovemaking scene, the woman bent forward at the waist, drinking from a vessel before her through a tube, a man penetrating her from behind; the plaque molded with a bull-man in profile to the right, his face turned frontal, wearing a horned tiara, holding a staff before him; together with several plaster casts made from the molds
First: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high (7)
Provenance
Acquired by the previous owner in 1991.
New York Private Collection; Christie's, New York, 12 December 2002, lot 276 (part).
New York Private Collection; Christie's, New York, 12 December 2002, lot 276 (part).