CIRCA 1900-1750 B.C.
Details
AN OLD BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PLAQUE
circa 1900-1750 b.c.
The horizontal plaque with a raised groundline, depicting a large bull in profile moving to the right, its head lowered toward a deity who grasps its horns, one arm raised in smiting position, an attendant kicking the bull from behind, holding the bull's raised tail in one hand
3 in. (7.6 cm) high
circa 1900-1750 b.c.
The horizontal plaque with a raised groundline, depicting a large bull in profile moving to the right, its head lowered toward a deity who grasps its horns, one arm raised in smiting position, an attendant kicking the bull from behind, holding the bull's raised tail in one hand
3 in. (7.6 cm) high
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection
Literature
, In de schaduw van Babel, De kunst van het Oude Nabije Oosten in Belgische verzamelingen, no. 69, p. 58.