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| Object Number: | 38-10-51 |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Khafaje |
| Archaeology Area: | P 45/52 under altar |
| Period: | Early Dynastic |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Alabaster Bitumen |
| Iconography: | Woman |
| Height: | 8.5cm |
| Width: | 6.5cm |
| Depth: | 5.5cm |
| Credit Line: | Khafaje Expedition; E. A. Speiser and Charles Bache, 1938 |
| Other Number | KH 9-177 - Field No SF |
Description
Alabaster. Broken from statue; bitumen at break in neck and boring for dowel. Elaborate coiffur; long tresses on each side of face. Right eye contains shell and bitumen inlay.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
| Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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