Sherd

Handle

31-17-320F

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-320F
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area Found 5 1/2 to 6 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Transition from post to pre flood levels. P/G N. W.
Locus Found 5 1/2 to 6 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Transition from post to pre flood levels. P.G. N.W.
Period Pre-Flood
Date Made ca. 3100 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Includes pottery. Clay model of a wheel. Knife blade. Cone. Shell bugle bead. 2014 Description: Handle fragment from the bottom portion of the handle. The handle is made of three coils attached side by side. The ceramic is pale orange. There are traces of black at the bottom of the handle.

Length 8.3 cm
Width 6.6 cm
Thickness 2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.12769B - Field No SF

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