Harvard Art Museums > 2002.60.18: Head and Upper Part of a Statuette Holding a Smaller Figure Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Head and Upper Part of a Statuette Holding a Smaller Figure , 2002.60.18,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Mar 20, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/148679. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.60.18 Title Head and Upper Part of a Statuette Holding a Smaller Figure Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 1900-1800 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Babylon (Mesopotamia) Period Old Babylonian/Isin-Larsa period Culture Mesopotamian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/148679 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta, mold made Dimensions 9 x 6 x 2.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.60.18 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Mold-made terracotta figurine fragment depicting the head and partial bust of a figure with a smaller standing figure below the proper left shoulder of the larger figure. The terracotta is a light tan colour. The figurine has a broad head, wearing an impressed convex diadem surmounted by a pair of horns; large eyes and nose, sensous mouth; necklace below chin. Appears to hold small standing figure on left side with bent right arm and vertical fold marking long cloak-like garment. Grainy like brown surface with darkish reddish brown interior; rear surface impressed with finger prints; left margin broken away; diagonal break from right shoulder to just below smaller figure. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
