Column
B15887.4
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Al 'Ubaid
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15887.4 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Al 'Ubaid |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Wood | Shell | Bitumen | Stone |
| Description | CBS Register: TO.430. 2nd drum of Column A. Inlay of mosaic in bitumen (limestone, shell, mother of pearl). Card: Mosaic column consisting of 5 drums (4 restored; 1 fragmentary). Wood core; bitumen coating; pink limestone, black shale and white shell / mother of pearl traingular and diamond shaped tesserae. copper wire for attaching tesserae to bitumen. Sections of column formerly catalogued as B15896 and B15897, before restoration. |
| Height | 172.9 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 29.7 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Al'Ubaid, Iraq, 1924 |
| Other Number | TO.431 - Field No SF | P269946 - CDLI Number |
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