Object Number | 31-17-320A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
Archaeology Area | Found 5 1/2 to 6 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Transition from post to pre flood levels. P/G N. W. |
Locus | Found 5 1/2 to 6 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistorical settlement. Transition from post to pre flood levels. P.G. N.W. |
Period | Pre-Flood |
Date Made | ca. 3100 BCE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Ceramic | Paint |
Technique | Painted |
Description | Includes pottery. Clay model of a wheel. Knife blade. Cone. Shell bugle bead. 2014 Description: body sherd. The exterior surface is white. There is a geometric pattern in black on the exterior made of bands and zigzag bands over the white. The ceramic body is pale orange. |
Length | 7.5 cm |
Width | 4.8 cm |
Thickness | 1 cm |
Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
Other Number | U.12769B - Field No SF |
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