Trial Piece
31-43-178
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-43-178 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | Diqdiqqeh |
| Locus | Diqdiqqeh |
| Date Made | ca. 2000-1595 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Iconography | Intaglio | Hero |
| Description | Intaglio in a limeston plaque. figures of nude heroes. UE VII: trial piece; the lower parts of two standing nude male figures, this was brought in separately but was stated to have come from the same hoard of a working jeweller; U.16927A-G: A=BM122943, B=BM122942, C=BM1931-10-10, 232, D= BM1931-10-10, 232, E= no number given and G=31-43-7 |
| Length | 4 cm |
| Width | 3.1 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.16927f - Field No SF |
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