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Amulet

Object Number:B16373
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Iraq
Ur
Archaeology Area: from loose in the surface soil of EH
Period: Ur III
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Frit
Length: 4.2 cm
Width: 3.7 cm
Depth: 1.2 cm
Credit Line:British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926
Other Number:U.6078 - Field No SF

Description

amulet, frog, of glazed frit. originally blue but now bleached white.

CBS Register: frog amulet in glazed frit, originally blue. c. 2500 bc

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Near East Study Room (1955 - 1982) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Catalogue, Exhibition] 2013. Quest for Treasures: Searching for Lost Empires.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 246View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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