Pendant

Diadem

Object Number:

B16684.7

Current Location:

Iraq's Ancient Past

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Gold
Bitumen

Iconography:

Ram

Description:

Reclining, Horned Ram. Gold foil over bitumen(?), seam visible at base.Double stringer, hole in base, with rivet head for attaching stringer to animal on underside. 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)

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. and Horne, Lee. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. : Page/Fig./Plate: 93

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