Human Figurine
| Object Number: | 31-16-734 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PFT, PFG/J; UE IV: PFG/T |
| Period: | Ubaid Period |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Terracotta |
| Technique: | Incised |
| Iconography: | Nude Woman |
| Height: | 14.3 cm |
| Width: | 5.2 cm |
| Depth: | 2.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number: | U.15379 - Field No SF |
Description
Clay. El O'beid Type Nude Woman. Hands on Hips; Bitumen Wig; Slanting eyes. Incised Details. Clay spots on shoulder.
UE IV: terracotta figurine of a nude female with her hands against her waist; she wears a high coiffure or headdress originally covered with bitumen; traces remain of black paint in the eyes and of red paint on the cheeks. found broken in two pieces, lying by the hands of the body. [PFG/T]
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 1-75 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 33 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Woolley, Charles L. 1930. "Excavations at Ur, 1929-30". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 2. pg. 80-121 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 117, pl. XIX, fig. 29-32 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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