Animal Figurine
31-17-321C
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-17-321C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PG NW. Found 6 to 7m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Level of the pre flood period. |
| Locus | Found 6 to 7 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Level of the pre flood period. PG. N.W. |
| Period | Pre-Flood |
| Date Made | ca. 3100 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Description | Group of objects (14). Includes, painted pottery. Flint and obsidian chips. Part of a clay sickle. Clay copy of a shell bead. Clay nail. Copper needle. Fragment of clay animal figure. Seal impressions on clay. 2014 Description: Fragment of an animal figurine including the body and tail. The ceramic is dark grey. |
| Height | 3 cm |
| Length | 3.9 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.12774C - Field No SF |
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