Wall Cone

87-28-49.5

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 87-28-49.5
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Date Made ca. 3000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Pigment
Description

Wall cone - incomplete, repaired from 3 pieces, tip missing; black head, faded from top, 4 black dots on body. Fired clay cone, earliest "Mosaic". Fabrication: Rolled acrossed the fingers-grooves

Length 8.4 cm
Outside Diameter 1.7 cm
Credit Line British Museum / University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1987

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