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Object Number:

B16972A

Current Location:

Iraq's Ancient Past

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Shell
Lapis

Description:

Number five face of a die. White substance in lower left divit, missing from other divits. CBS Register: three square pieces for gaming board. 2 lapis, 1 limestone. inlaid with 5 dots. with sketch.

Other Number:

U.9320

Field No SF

Current & Past Exhibitions:

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

Peace Around the World: Toys and Games for All the Ages (08 Dec 1996 - 31 Aug 1997)

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

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. and Horne, Lee. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. : Page/Fig./Plate: 60

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