Object Number | B14966 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
Archaeology Area | TTB; E-nun-mah, room 1 |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Limestone |
Iconography | Woman |
Description | CBS Register: fragment of weathered limestone statue. Sumer. Woman. Eyes were inlaid. UE VI: statue, fragment, white limestone; the head, left shoulder, and most of left arm preserved; the eyes were originally inlaid. Apparently a female figure, the hair dressed in a heavy roll across the forehead, the top of the head smooth, traces of long locks on the shoulders; no sign of drapery. The surface and softer parts of the stone are much decayed and the character of the work has suffered greatly. |
Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1923 |
Other Number | U.137 - Field No SF |
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