Jar

Pigment

31-16-219

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-16-219
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PFT, D-6, level - 650
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic | Pigment
Description

Brown ware; base portion; filled with red pigment. Pigment: red ocher containing sand, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and alumina. A small part which has a yellow color has a similar composition to the bulk of material and is probably yellow ocher.

Contains Pigment

Height 8 cm
Width 10.9 cm
Depth 10.3 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U 14412 - Field No SF

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