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Source Description
This model represents a chariot protected by a front shield. The interior of the shield has been stamped with the image of a worshiper standing before a god wearing a tall, horned headdress. He holds a rod and ring in one hand, measuring instruments associated with divine justice. The elongated figures resemble depictions of deities on cylinder seals from the period.
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Document identity
localId
586
label
Model of Chariot
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obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
586
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Model of Chariot
description
This model represents a chariot protected by a front shield. The interior of the shield has been stamped with the image of a worshiper standing before a god wearing a tall, horned headdress. He holds a rod and ring in one hand, measuring instruments associated with divine justice. The elongated figures resemble depictions of deities on cylinder seals from the period.
provenance
F. S. David, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1947, by purchase.
date
18th-17th century BCE (Old Babylonian)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
models (representations)
votive offerings
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.8
height
10.4
depth
10.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 5/8 x W: 4 1/8 x D: 4 in. (16.8 x 10.4 x 10.1 cm); Diam of each wheel: 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Babylonian
med
hand-formed and stamped terracotta
creator_ids
7023
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
2507
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