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Strap fitting in the form of a nude female
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Old Babylonian Period
1894–1595 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 13 x 5 cm (5 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number1974.536
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionStrap fitting in the form of a nude female, perhaps the goddess Ishtar.
Provenance1974, sold by Mathias Komor (dealer, b. 1910 – d. 1984), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 1974)