Statuette
| Object Number: | B16228 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | Site EH, loose in soil. |
| Period: | Akkadian |
| Date Made: | 2350-2150 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2350 |
| Late Date: | -2150 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Marble (Stone) Shell Lapis Lazuli |
| Iconography: | Female Head Ningal |
| Height: | 9.5 cm |
| Width: | 8 cm |
| Depth: | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926 |
| Other Number: | U.6782 - Field No SF P270070 - CDLI Number |
Description
Female Head. Ningal
UE IV: Female head, alabaster, broken off at the neck; nose and lower part of face damaged; the eyes inlaid.
CBS Register: marble head of a woman, the eyes inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli. Found near the ruins of a temple built by Dungi.
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:
| [Book] Woolley, Charles L. Ur Excavations: The building of the Third Dynasty.. Published for the Trustees of the Two Museums by the Oxford University Press. Vol. VI. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Olbrantz, John, and Kawami, Trudy S. 2013. Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections.. University of Washington Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 86/4 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [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 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1927. "Sumerian Sculptures". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 13. no. 3. pg. 217-247 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 221, 222 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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