Pouring Vessel
| Object Number: | B17087 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG 871, in filling above the floor |
| Period: | Ur II |
| Date Made: | ca. 2700 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2750 |
| Late Date: | -2650 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Calcite |
| Height: | 3.3 cm |
| Length: | 15 cm |
| Depth: | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928 |
| Other Number: | U.10746 - Field No SF B16919 - Other Number 0406 - Cast Number |
Description
CBS Register: Part of Contents of an unusally rich grave of the Sargonid period (c. 2700 BC) PG 871. B16919 - B16925; also three copper vessels U.10759-61. Calcite lamp. shell shaped, decorated with a human headed bull in relief.
CBS Register: Season VI. U.10746 (crossed out in pencil with a question mark). alabaster lamp (?) decorated with a human headed, beared bull. [CBS.16919 = same lamp]
[CBS Register: B16919: Calcite lamp, shell shaped, decorated with a human headed bull in relief. Same, under CBS17087]
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 |
| 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: 118 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Horne, Lee C., and Zettler, Richard L. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pages 68-69/Figure 14 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Woolley, Charles L. 1928. "The Royal Tombs of Ur of the Chaldees". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 19. no. 1. pg. 4-34 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 31 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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