Animal Figurine

31-16-998

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-16-998
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PFT-1250; UE IV: Pit F, level 1250, 5.50m
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Paint
Technique Painted
Iconography Animal
Description

Painted pottery. Animal. Head and legs broken. Painted in stripes.

UE IV: one of four clay figurines, fragments of, hand-modelled in green clay with details in black paint. striped body of a tiger

Height 3.8 cm
Length 6.5 cm
Width 2.9 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.15354a - Field No SF

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