Sherd

Handle

31-17-351B

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-351B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area Found 7 to 7 1/2 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistoric settlement. PG N.W.
Locus Found 7 to 7 1/2 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistoric settlement. P.G. N.W.
Period Prehistoric
Date Made ca. 3100 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Includes painted pottery; obsidian chips and obsidian vase; 3 clay copies of shell bugle beads; seal impressions on clay jar sealings; animal figure; handles; sickle. 2014 Description: Bottom portion of a handle made from two coils attached side by side. The surface is white. The ceramic body is orange.

Length 10.2 cm
Width 7.3 cm
Thickness 3.8 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.12776 - Field No SF

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