Sherd

31-17-320C

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-320C
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area Found 5 1/2 to 6 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Transition from post to pre flood levels. P/G N. W.
Locus Found 5 1/2 to 6 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Transition from post to pre flood levels. P.G. N.W.
Period Pre-Flood
Date Made ca. 3100 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic | Paint
Technique Painted
Description

Includes pottery. Clay model of a wheel. Knife blade. Cone. Shell bugle bead. 2014 Description: Rim sherd with black decoration on the interior. The ceramic body is orange. The exterior surface is white.

Length 6 cm
Width 4.7 cm
Thickness 1.3 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.12769B - Field No SF

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