Ostrich Egg

B16692

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16692
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG 779
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ostrich Egg Shell | Gold | Limestone | Lapis Lazuli | Bitumen | Sandstone
Iconography Ostrich Egg
Description

CBS Register: gold ostrich egg. inlaid.

Height 14 cm
Outside Diameter 13 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928
Other Number U.11154 - Field No SF

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