Sherd

31-17-351M

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-351M
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 | Paint
Technique Painted
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: Rim sherd. There is a red band on the rim. There is a red X on the interior below the rim. The surface is white overall. The ceramic body is orange.

Length 5.2 cm
Width 4.4 cm
Thickness 0.9 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.12776 - Field No SF

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