Human Figurine
31-16-734
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-16-734 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PFT, PFG/J; UE IV: PFG/T |
| Period | Ubaid Period |
| Date Made | ca. 4500-4000 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Technique | Incised |
| Iconography | Nude | Woman |
| Description | Clay. El O'beid Type Nude Woman. Hands on Hips; Bitumen Wig; Slanting eyes. Incised Details. Clay spots on shoulder. UE IV: terracotta figurine of a nude female with her hands against her waist; she wears a high coiffure or headdress originally covered with bitumen; traces remain of black paint in the eyes and of red paint on the cheeks. found broken in two pieces, lying by the hands of the body. [PFG/T] |
| Height | 14.3 cm |
| Width | 5.2 cm |
| Depth | 2.6 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.15379 - Field No SF |
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