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British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927

Accession Lot

  • Object[485]
  • no[23]
  • yes[462]
  • no[485]
  • babylonian[3]
  • near eastern[482]
  • adze[3]
  • amulet[5]
  • animal figurine[15]
  • anklet[2]
  • arrow[1]
  • arrowhead[11]
  • axe[29]
  • axe mold[1]
  • basin (vessel)[3]
  • bead[13]
  • bead spacer[1]
  • belt[1]
  • bird plaque[1]
  • blade[12]
  • bottle[2]
  • bow[2]
  • bowl[50]
  • bowls[1]
  • bracelet[7]
  • brim[1]
  • cauldron[2]
  • celt[1]
  • chain fragment[1]
  • chisel[8]
  • coil[2]
  • comb (hair - grooming tool)[1]
  • cosmetic box[1]
  • cosmetic kit[6]
  • cosmetic shell[10]
  • crescent[4]
  • cup[2]
  • cylinder seal[45]
  • dagger[13]
  • door socket[1]
  • drinking tube[1]
  • earring[19]
  • figurine[6]
  • finger ring[1]
  • fork[1]
  • frontlet[2]
  • frontlet rings[1]
  • game piece[9]
  • garment pin[3]
  • hair pin[3]
  • hair ring[2]
  • hairring[7]
  • handle[3]
  • harpoon[2]
  • human figurine[5]
  • incense burner[1]
  • ingot[1]
  • inlay[5]
  • jar[6]
  • jewelry[23]
  • knife[3]
  • lamps[1]
  • lid[1]
  • macehead[2]
  • model[4]
  • model fragment[1]
  • nail[8]
  • necklace[1]
  • needle[6]
  • object[2]
  • ornament[5]
  • pedestal[1]
  • pendant[1]
  • pin[16]
  • pin head[3]
  • plaque[1]
  • plaque fragment[1]
  • polisher[1]
  • pommel[2]
  • pot[2]
  • pouring vessel[2]
  • projectile point butt[1]
  • pulley[1]
  • ribbon[1]
  • ring[10]
  • rivet[2]
  • saw[1]
  • sealing[1]
  • spear[1]
  • spearhead[22]
  • spike[1]
  • spindle[1]
  • stamp seal[3]
  • statuette[3]
  • string of beads[20]
  • table fragment[1]
  • toilet kit[1]
  • token[1]
  • vase[16]
  • vessel[1]
  • vessel stand[1]
  • wall cone[3]
  • weight[3]
  • whetstone[7]
  • whorl[1]
  • wire[2]
  • diqdiqqeh[4]
  • iraq[485]
  • reijiba[1]
  • sakheira[3]
  • ur[481]
  • agade[3]
  • early dynastic[1]
  • early dynastic iii[11]
  • early dynastic iiib[6]
  • early old babylonian period[2]
  • isin-larsa[1]
  • jemdet nasr period[1]
  • kassite[5]
  • middle babylonian period[1]
  • ur i[1]
  • ur iii[3]
  • uruk[1]
  • animal[6]
  • antelope?[1]
  • bearded god[1]
  • bird[2]
  • boat[3]
  • branch[1]
  • bull[10]
  • bull?[1]
  • child[1]
  • club[1]
  • cow?[1]
  • crescent[3]
  • cup[1]
  • dog[3]
  • dog?[12]
  • eabani[2]
  • eagle[2]
  • enemy[1]
  • enkidu[2]
  • eye[1]
  • gate[1]
  • gateway[1]
  • geometric pattern[1]
  • gilgamesh[8]
  • goat[3]
  • god[4]
  • gods[1]
  • hero[3]
  • human figure[1]
  • human head[2]
  • hunter[7]
  • ibex[5]
  • lion[18]
  • lion?[1]
  • man[2]
  • martu[1]
  • monkey[2]
  • nude woman[3]
  • owl?[1]
  • pole[1]
  • ram[1]
  • seated figure[1]
  • seated god[5]
  • seated goddess[2]
  • sheep?[9]
  • shell[1]
  • shrine[1]
  • star[1]
  • sun god[1]
  • table[1]
  • tree[5]
  • woman[1]
  • worshipper[7]
  • worshippers[1]
  • sumerian language[5]
  • alabaster[16]
  • amethyst[1]
  • aragonite[1]
  • basalt[1]
  • bitumen[4]
  • bone[2]
  • bronze[170]
  • calcite[12]
  • carnelian[22]
  • ceramic[8]
  • copper[171]
  • copper alloy[25]
  • diorite[18]
  • egyptian blue[1]
  • feldspar[2]
  • flint[1]
  • frit[6]
  • glass[1]
  • gold[40]
  • hematite[2]
  • iron[4]
  • jadeite[4]
  • lapis lazuli[49]
  • limestone[15]
  • magnesite[2]
  • marble (stone)[3]
  • mud[2]
  • obsidian[1]
  • paste[5]
  • pigment[7]
  • quartz[2]
  • reed (plant)[1]
  • sandstone[5]
  • shale[2]
  • shell[37]
  • silver[30]
  • slate[1]
  • soapstone[4]
  • steatite[3]
  • stone[21]
  • terracotta[38]
  • travertine[3]
  • turquoise[1]
  • core-form[1]
  • glazed[2]
  • inscribed[4]
  • yes[66]
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B17093

Whetstone

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B17034

Cosmetic Shell

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B16980

Polisher

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B17192

Cosmetic Shell

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B17091

Whetstone

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