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This bust was originally part of an idol of a goddess, identifiable by her diadem which is designed as two concentric circlets as well as by her multi-stranded necklace consisting of a series of beads. She would have originally been shown standing with her feet together on an integral plinth which may have been inscribed. She is wearing a tightly fitting, form-revealing sheath which in keeping with concerns for modesty suppresses the forms of her breasts. Her arms are bent at a right angle at the elbow and held out in front of her body giving one the impression that she was holding an attribute of some kind in her hands
Antiquities
Ancient Near East
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