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B16348

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16348
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area surface
Date Made 2500 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Steatite
Description

UE IV: stone vase, black steataite, fragment of. on the outside was a battle scene carved in relief; there remain only the lower part of the back of the kaunakes skirt and a foot of a standing figure and against this the head of a bearded warrior apparently fallen to the ground. fine work in the style of the Agade period

CBS Register: fragt of steatite vase with figure decoration in relief. head of a man, skirt, and foot of another. BC 2500

Height 3.3 cm
Width 3 cm
Depth 1 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926
Other Number U.7072 - Field No SF

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