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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