Male vase-bearer figurine

Molded clay figure of a man or a priest holding a vase. The man is wearing a lengthy dress and has a long beard.

Male vase-bearer figurine

Medium:
Molded baked clay
Location:
Ur (modern Tell el-Muqayyar), Iraq
Dimensions:
H. 12.6 cm; W. 3.3 cm; D. 3.1 cm
Date:
Neo-Babylonian Period, ca. 1000–539 BCE
Inventory Number:
31-16-923
Lender:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Credit:
British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Courtesy of Penn Museum