Belt
| Object Number: | B16811 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG 55 |
| Period: | Early Dynastic III |
| Date Made: | 2600-2450 BCE |
| Early Date: | 2600 |
| Late Date: | 2450 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Carnelian Lapis Lazuli Limestone |
| Height: | 2 cm |
| Length: | 43 cm |
| Width: | 7 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927 |
| Other Number: | U.8011 - Field No SF |
Description
49 beads strung into belt
CBS Register: necklace. 39 heavy carnelian (Sketch of the bead), 8 round lapis, 2 spacers of rough limestone. builds 4 strings. PG 55
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Horne, Lee C., and Zettler, Richard L. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 121 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 132 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 24 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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