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Human Figurine

Object Number:33-35-20
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Iraq
Ur
Archaeology Area: PG PIT W; UE IV: Pit W, in the bottom of the Jemdat Nasr grave stratum, just above the clean silt
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Terracotta
Paint
Technique:Painted
Iconography:Woman
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Depth: 2.4 cm
Credit Line:British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1933
Other Number:U.18527 - Field No SF

Description

Terracotta. One of the al 'Ubaid female figures; nude but with a black painted girlde. The feet and the body above the waist missing.

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

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