Figurine
| Object Number: | 31-16-733 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PFT/PFG [Pit F, E7, Level 3.00m]; UE IV: PFG/T, loose in soil |
| Period: | Ubaid Period |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Terracotta Bitumen |
| Technique: | Incised |
| Iconography: | Nude Woman |
| Height: | 3.6 cm |
| Length: | 16.8 cm |
| Width: | 5.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number: | U.15385 - Field No SF B19141 - Old Museum Number |
Description
CBS Register: clay figurine. pre flood nude woman. Hands on hips. Bitumen wing. Slanting eyes. Incised pubes (with sketch). Clay spots on shoulder
UE IV: terracotta figurine of a nude female standing and with her hands resting against her waist; the bitumen covering of her high head-dress is preserved
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 1-75 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 33 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Al-'Ubaid Painted Pottery: The Babylonian Collections of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 31-34 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 33, fig. 26 | View 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 Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 117, pl. XIX, fig. 29-32 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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