| Object Number | 31-17-351E |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | Found 7 to 7 1/2 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistoric settlement. PG N.W. |
| Locus | Found 7 to 7 1/2 m. below brick pavement dated ca. 3100 B.C. in the prehistoric settlement. P.G. N.W. |
| Period | Prehistoric |
| Date Made | ca. 3100 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Includes painted pottery; obsidian chips and obsidian vase; 3 clay copies of shell bugle beads; seal impressions on clay jar sealings; animal figure; handles; sickle. 2014 Description: Body sherd: likely from the shoulder of a vessel. There is a band of incised dots. There is evidence of ancient repair: there is a black substance along one of the break edges, possibly bitumen. The ceramic is orange. |
| Length | 10.3 cm |
| Width | 9.8 cm |
| Thickness | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.12776 - Field No SF |
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