Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide

Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide

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Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide
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Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide, one of three Babylonian vessels of skin (c.700 B.C.), from reliefs in the Palace of Sennaelemb at Koulanjik, Iraq, by H.H. Cawood, Fulham, 1931

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1931-335/1
Materials:
clay (unfired) and paint
Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 198 mm x 70 mm,
type:
model - representation and sailing vessel