Mari (Fara-Ur I period, Fara Phase), Temple of Ishtar, outer court, level A  : Seated statuette of Abikhil, the temple superintendent, c. 2900-2685 BC

Strommenger, Eva; Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Mari (Fara-Ur I period, Fara Phase), Temple of Ishtar, outer court, level A : Seated statuette of Abikhil, the temple superintendent, c. 2900-2685 BC

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Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Title:	Mari (Fara-Ur I period, Fara Phase), Temple of Ishtar, outer court, level A : Seated statuette of Abikhil, the temple superintendent, c. 2900-2685 BC
Author(s):	Strommenger, Eva Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Keywords:	Mesopotamia : Eridu-'Ubaid period, Early Sumerian period, Fara-Ur I period, Imperial Akkadian period;sculpture;stone;book scan
Description:	This figure was, according to its inscription, dedicated to the goddess Ishtar by Abikhil (Ebih-il), superintendent of the temple. It is one of the most beautiful works of sculpture from the Fara phase. The tufts on the skirt, here for once flamelike, must certainly represent a skin the usual stylised tufts may also have their origin in animal skins. See also : Andre Parrot, Sumer, translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons, London, Thames & Hudson, 1960, Illustration 147, p. 118. -- Alabaster, eyebrows inlaid with bitumen, eyeballs of shell and lapis lazuli, h : 52.5 cm (Louvre, Paris AO 175551).
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201448
Other Identifiers:	ANUA 682-4152

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