Model of a nude woman lying on a bed, wearing necklaces
On display
Details
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Title
Model of a nude woman lying on a bed, wearing necklaces
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Associated place
Shush (Elam) (find spot) -
Date
1900 BC - 1500 BC -
Material and technique
terracotta, moulded
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Object type
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Dimensions
13 cm (length)
6.5 cm (width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1965.
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Museum location
Ground floor | Gallery 19 | Ancient Near East -
Museum department
Antiquities
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Accession no.
AN1965.757
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Catalogue text
Moulded; light red clay; buff slip; baked; wooden frame with mattress represented by zigzag lines; nude female lying on the bed, head facing to her left; braided hair down to nape of neck; multiple necklaces; arms held down her sides, hands with palms open; pubic triangle incised; feet turned outwards, perhaps to indicate a recumbent position more clearly (see comment below).
In: Moorey, P. R. S., Ancient Near Eastern Terracottas (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2005)
Further reading
Moorey, P. R. S., Ancient Near Eastern Terracottas (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2005), 173, p.127, illus. p.127
