Pigment

35-1-661

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 35-1-661
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area Ur; no provenience
Section Near Eastern
Materials Pigment
Description

Contains; Iron, aluminum (small), calcium, sulphate, phosphate (small) and sandy material. Red Ocher containing calcium sulphate and probably calcium phosphate, aluminum silicate or phosphate and silica. Analysis by Eric Parkinson, 1955.

Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1935
Other Number U. - Field Number

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