Pendant

Diadem

Object Number:

B16684.20

Current Location:

Iraq's Ancient Past

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Gold
Silver
Carnelian
Bitumen

Iconography:

Date Palm

Description:

Pendant/dangle shaped like a plant stem with a number of oval fruits projecting from the sides and two carnelian disk beads on end.. Double stringer and stem appear to be gold foil over silver. Stem in three fragments, two detached gold foil fruits, one of which is badly ripped. CBS Register: Gold diadem of Queen Shubad. Animal figures, leaves, fruits, on background of blue beads.

Other Number:

U.10948

Field No SF

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998)

Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jun 2010)

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