| Object Number | B17088 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | From the lower (Larsa) levels of the SM site |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Diorite |
| Description | CBS Register: ram's head in diorite. hole in the neck for fixing on separate body. U.7598a UE VII: Ram's head carved in the round in diorite. Part of the nostrils and mouth missing and all the front of the neck. The eyes were inlaid and in the sockets were found traces of paste eyeballs. A hole 0.015 m. in diameter is bored in the neck for attachment, probably to a pole. This is a companion piece to U.16427 (31-43-173) and to the fragmentary example U.6832 (BM118565) |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927 |
| Other Number | U.7598a - Field No SF |
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