Human Figurine

31-17-324

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-324
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG low down in paved area; UE IV: from the rubbish stratum underneath the Royal Cemetery
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Description

Black clay bell shaped human figure. Knob head. Arms wing like.

UE IV: one of five terracotta figurines of human beings, fragmentary, crudely hand-modelled.

Height 4.4 cm
Width 3.7 cm
Depth 2.7 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.12500b - Field No SF

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