Statuette

B16228

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number	B16228
Current Location	Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience	Iraq \| Ur
Archaeology Area	Site EH, loose in soil.
Period	Akkadian
Date Made	2350-2150 BCE
Section	Near Eastern
Materials	Marble (Stone) \| Shell \| Lapis Lazuli
Iconography	Female Head \| Ningal
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.
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

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