Macehead

31-16-757

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-16-757
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PRT, square C6, level -700 stratum H
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Description

Clay pierced; modelled in round.

UE IV: macehead, of baked clay, oviform with vertical fluting; the clay is drab in color but charred black on the inside; the surface is covered with a wash of plum-red paint.

Height 4.5 cm
Width 5.9 cm
Depth 5.2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.14414 - Field No SF

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