Furniture Fragment

Ornament

Object Number:

B17064

Current Location:

Out on loan

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Silver
Shell
Lapis

Iconography:

Lion Head

Description:

CBS Register: lion's head in the round. silver. eyes of shell and lapis inlaid.

Height:

9.6cm

Length:

10.7cm

Width:

12.1cm

Other Number:

U.10465

Field No SF

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

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

[Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. and Horne, Lee. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. : Page/Fig./Plate: 51

[Catalogue] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. : Page/Fig./Plate: 114