An Old Babylonian terracotta plaque with musician

CIRCA 1850-1650 B.C.

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An Old Babylonian terracotta plaque with musician
Circa 1850-1650 B.C.
Moulded in relief with a youthful naked male walking in profile to the right, playing a lute with tassels tied to the instrument's neck
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. D. Collon, Ancient Near Eastern Art, The British Museum, London, 1995, pp. 101-103, pl. 83; and P. O. Harper et al (eds.), The Royal City of Susa: Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1992, pp. 186-187 and 195, nos. 122-123 and 136 for terracotta musicians holding similar instruments.

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