Figurine
Object Number:
31-16-733
Current Location:
Out on loan
Provenience:
Iraq
Ur
Period:
Ubaid Period
Section:
Near Eastern
Materials:
Terracotta
Bitumen
Technique:
Incised
Iconography:
Nude Woman
Description:
Clay. El O['beid II Type - Nude woman. Hands on Hips; Bitumen Wig; Slanting eyes. Incised Details; Bird Headed. Clay spots on shoulder. Bird-headed. Unique.
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
Height:
17cm
Width:
6cm
Depth:
3cm
Credit Line:
Joint British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Legrain, Leon. 1950. The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum, University Museum Bulletin Vol.: 10:3-4. : Page/Fig./Plate: 33
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