Seal Impression

31-17-319D

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-319D
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area Found 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Between flood and royal graves. at N.W. limit of P.G.
Locus Found 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Between flood and royal graves. at N.W. limit of P.G.
Period Prehistoric
Date Made ca. 3100 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Clay
Description

2014 Description: Seal impression fragment with zoomorphic imagery. The clay is orange.

Length 4.9 cm
Width 3.9 cm
Thickness 2.4 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.12771A - Field No SF

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