Pendant

Diadem

B16684.5

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16684.5
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG 800
Period Early Dynastic III
Section Near Eastern
Materials Gold | Bitumen
Iconography Stag
Description

Reclining, Horned Stag. Gold foil over bitumen(?), seam visible at base. Holes in center base and center back, where stringer would have been attached to animal, no stringer present.

CBS Register: Gold diadem of Queen Shubad. Animal figures, leaves, fruits, on background of blue beads.

The two cuneiform signs that compose her name were initially read as "Shub-ad" in Sumerian. Today, however, we think they should be read in Akkadian as "Pu-abi."

Height 3.5 cm
Width 3.2 cm
Depth 1.1 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928
Other Number U.10948 - Field No SF

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