Volume II / Number 5
1931
Vol. II / No. 5
Excavations at Ur
THE clearing of the royal tombs of the Third Dynasty of Ur is proceeding apace; the latest reports indicate that […]
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Vol. II / No. 5
The Beisan Expedition
EXCAVATION at Beisan has been completed for this season. The closing weeks of the season were spent, at the main […]
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Vol. II / No. 5
By: H. N. W.
Totonacan Stone Mask and Head
THE Mexican exhibits have been enriched by the addition of a superb jadite mask and a head carved from fine-grained […]
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Vol. II / No. 5
By: H. U. H.
A Batetela Image
THE wooden figurine of Plate VII, representing a seated female, was once the property of a medicine-man of the Sankuru […]
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Vol. II / No. 5
By: H. E. F.
A Chinese Bronze
THE latest acquisition in the Department of Chinese Art is a very early bronze vessel, about seven inches high. It […]
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Vol. II / No. 5
By: E. H. D.
Two Greek Sculptures
TWO Greek heads have recently been put on exhibition in the Pepper Gallery at the head of the main stairs. […]
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Excavations at Nuzi
OUR February report on Nuzi closed with mention of the finding of a well in the temple courtyard. Although this […]
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The Tell Billah Expedition
THE painted pottery of the Hurrian period continues to hold the center of interest at Tell Billah. As Dr. Speiser […]
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Tepe Gawra: A New Site
IN the spring of 1927, Dr. E. A. Speiser, who was engaged in making an extensive archaeological reconnaissance of Northern […]
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