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Pouring Vessel

Object Number:B17194
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Iraq
Ur
Archaeology Area: PG 125
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Shell
Credit Line:British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927
Other Number:U.8191 - Field No SF

Description

CBS Register: conch shell cut and used as a lamp. decorated with engraving. (with sketch)

Bibliography:

[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: 144View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[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: 401View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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