Human Figurine

31-16-738

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-16-738
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PFT-level-1200; UE IV: Pit F, level 6.00m
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Paint
Technique Painted
Iconography Woman | Nude
Description

Clay. Torso of body. (Pre flood). Nude woman. Waste to ankles. El 'Obeid Type. Painted black on shoulders. UE IV: clay figurine, fragment of a nude female, hand-modelled, the body above the waist and the feet missing, in greenish clay; round the waist a belt in black paint.

Height 7.4 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Depth 2.2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.15349 - Field No SF

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