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Terracotta figurine of priest
Near Eastern, Babylonian
Middle Bronze Age I
2000 B.C.
Object Place: Babylon
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number44.754
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTerracotta figurine of a priest. The lower portion of the body is gone. He is wearing a detailed robe and a more plain head piece. His hands are together infront of his chest holding a detailed object. He has a long beard. The surface is worn, but the details are still visible.
ProvenanceFrom Babylon. By 1944: with E. S. David, Long Island City, New York; 1944: purchased by the MFA from E. S. David for $75.
(Accession Date: October 17, 1944)
(Accession Date: October 17, 1944)