Sealing
Jar Stopper
31-17-321D
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-17-321D |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PG NW. Found 6 to 7m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Level of the pre flood period. |
| Locus | Found 6 to 7 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Level of the pre flood period. PG. N.W. |
| Period | Pre-Flood |
| Date Made | ca. 3100 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Clay |
| Description | Group of objects (14). Includes, painted pottery. Flint and obsidian chips. Part of a clay sickle. Clay copy of a shell bead. Clay nail. Copper needle. Fragment of clay animal figure. Seal impressions on clay. 2014 Description: Conical jar stopper with a hollow cylindrical shaft. The ceramic is orange. |
| Length | 5.7 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 2.3 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.12774c - Field No SF |
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