Macehead

B15199

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B15199
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area from beyond railway; Diqdiqqeh
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta | Glaze
Technique Glazed
Description

CBS Register: terracotta. mass of 4 serpents coiled together

UE VII: Hollow object shaped like a mace-head, of glazed frit; four snakes with scaly bodies coiled in a spiral and their heads at opposite points of the circle; there is a hole at the base to take the handle.

Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1923
Other Number U.999 - Field No SF | P269755 - CDLI Number

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