Basin (Vessel)

31-43-576

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-43-576
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area No. 1 Paternoster Row, the Nin-subur chapel, in the sanctuary
Locus A.H., sanctuary of Carfax chapel, floor level
Date Made ca. 2000-1700 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

UET VII: "Terracotta bath, straight-sided but with rounded corners; on the sides are applique designs of snakes and rudimentary human figures."

Height 16.3 cm
Width 29.5 cm
Depth 47 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.17123 - Field No SF

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