Sherd

31-17-351E

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-351E
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: Body sherd: likely from the shoulder of a vessel. There is a band of incised dots. There is evidence of ancient repair: there is a black substance along one of the break edges, possibly bitumen. The ceramic is orange.

Length 10.3 cm
Width 9.8 cm
Thickness 1.2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.12776 - Field No SF

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