CIRCA 1900-1750 B.C.
Details
THREE OLD BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PLAQUES
circa 1900-1750 b.c.
Including a small rectangular plaque with a standing belted figure in profile to the right, playing a stringed instrument; a rectangular plaque with a bearded deity walking to the right, a scimitar in his left hand, a small bird in his right, wearing a long kilt; and a small rectangular plaque with a turbaned and bearded deity in profile to the right, wearing a long-sleeved cloak, his arms arranged in an expression of adoration
4 in. (12.1 cm) high for the first (3)
circa 1900-1750 b.c.
Including a small rectangular plaque with a standing belted figure in profile to the right, playing a stringed instrument; a rectangular plaque with a bearded deity walking to the right, a scimitar in his left hand, a small bird in his right, wearing a long kilt; and a small rectangular plaque with a turbaned and bearded deity in profile to the right, wearing a long-sleeved cloak, his arms arranged in an expression of adoration
4 in. (12.1 cm) high for the first (3)
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection
Literature
Poussart, A., ed., In de schaduw van Babel, De kunst van het Oude Nabije Oosten in Belgische verzamelingen, nos. 62, 64, 65, p.55-56.