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Jar Stopper

Sealing

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Object Number:31-16-604
Current Location: Middle East Galleries
Currently On Display
Provenience: Iraq
Ur
Archaeology Area: SIS 4
Period: Early Dynastic I
Early Dynastic II
Date Made: 2900-2700 BCE
Early Date: -2900
Late Date: -2700
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Terracotta
Technique:Inscribed
Credit Line:British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number:U.14896A - Field No SF
431 - Other Number
P338294, P270264 - CDLI Number
UM 31-16-604 - Other Number

Description

CBS Register: fragment of clay jar stopper with seal impressions. linear inscription. traces of strings inside.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017) View Objects in Exhibition
Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 54View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Woolley, Charles L. 1930. "Excavations at Ur, 1929-30". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 2. pg. 80-121 Actual CitationView Objects related to this Actual Citation

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