Statuette
Staff Head
| Object Number: | 31-43-173 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | No. 11 Church Lane, the "Ram Chapel," Room 4 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Diorite |
| Iconography: | Ram Head |
| Height: | 7.8 cm |
| Width: | 6.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 4.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number: | U.16427 - Field No SF 0401 - Cast Number |
Description
Ram's Head for Staff
from UET VII: "Head of a ram, carved in the round in dark steatite. The head and neck are made in separate pieces; the eyes were inlaid, but the inlay is missing. Very fine work and well preserved, only a few of the locks of hair and the ears being chipped. A hole runs up through the neck into the head and the object was probably mounted on a pole. Compare U.6832 (BM118565) and U.7598 (B17088)"
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 |
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