Human Figurine

31-16-737

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-16-737
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PFT-1260; UE IV: Pit F, sq. E7, level 5.50 m.
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Paint
Technique Painted
Iconography Woman | Nude
Description

Clay. Torso of (Pre flood nude woman). El 'Obeid Type. Painted black on shoulders.

UE IV: one of two clay figurines, fragments of, from similar but not the same figures of nude females hand-modelled in green clay with details in black paint. from waist to below the knees

Height 7 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Depth 2.3 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.15356b - Field No SF

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