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Cosmetic Box Lid
| Object Number: | B16744A |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG 800 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Lapis Shell |
| Iconography: | Shell |
| Height: | 1.1cm |
| Length: | 6.4cm |
| Width: | 4.2cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928 |
| Other Number | U.10436 - Field No SF |
Description
Shell Shaped
CBS Register: VI Season. semi-circular silver cosmetic box with ingraved shell lid. backround of lapis. lion devouring a ram.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
| Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. & Horne, Lee C. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. : Page/Fig./Plate: 66 | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference | |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 152 | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference | |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. : Page/Fig./Plate: 114 | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference |
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