Pendant

Diadem

Object Number:

B16684.17

Current Location:

Iraq's Ancient Past

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Gold
Silver
Lapis
Bitumen

Iconography:

Date Palm

Description:

Pendant/dangle shaped like a plant stem with a number of oval fruits projecting from the sides. Double stringer and stem appear to be gold foil over silver. Stem is in three fragments. One dark (silver?) fruit stuck to stem, one lapis fruite and one gold foil over bitument fruit,both detached. 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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