Wall Cone

87-28-49.1

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 87-28-49.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Date Made ca. 3000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Pigment
Description

Wall cone, complete with yellow head. Fired clay cone, earliest "Mosaic". Fabrication: Rolled acrossed the fingers-grooves

Length 10.9 cm
Outside Diameter 2.4 cm
Credit Line British Museum / University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1987

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