Harvard Art Museums > 1931.141: Female Figure from the Cella (Room G29) of the Temple of Ishtar, Stratum II 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"Female Figure from the Cella (Room G29) of the Temple of Ishtar, Stratum II , 1931.141,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292104. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1931.141 Title Female Figure from the Cella (Room G29) of the Temple of Ishtar, Stratum II Other Titles Former Title: Male Deity from the Cella (Room G29) of the Temple of Ishtar, Stratum II Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Date 1500-1350 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nuzi (Mesopotamia) Period Mitannian period Culture Hurrian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292104 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Dimensions 13.8 x 4.1 x 4.5 cm (5 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; From stratum 2, most likely from the cella of the Temple of Ishtar, although the original Field Catalogue entry is unknown Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1929-1930) Accession Year 1931 Object Number 1931.141 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 Glazed terracotta figurine of standing woman, facing forward, with hands raised before her chest, fingertips together. The glaze obscures some of the finer detail of the modeling. The figure wears a long robe, with a long overgarment. The crown of the head is broken away, but the woman appears to have an elaborate knot of hair tied at the back of her head and wears either a short cap or headband that exposes her ears. The base is an integral part of the figure and is glazed above and below. In 1949 the statue was broken by accident at the waist and ankles and was repaired by the insertion of pin-sized rivets and glue. Width/thickness measured at the base. Publication History Richard F. S. Starr, Nuzi: Report on the Excavation at Yorgan Tepa near Kirkuk, Iraq, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1937-1939), pp. 419-20, pl. 101.H.1-2. Exhibition History [Teaching Exhibition], Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, 11/01/1972 - 01/01/1973 Nuzi and the Hurrians, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Cambridge, 04/01/1998 - 05/01/2008 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
