Statuette
Staff Head
31-43-173
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-43-173 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | No. 11 Church Lane, the "Ram Chapel," Room 4 |
| Date Made | 2000-1595 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Diorite |
| Iconography | Ram Head |
| Description | Ram's Head for Staff from UET VII: "Head of a ram, carved in the round in dark steatite. The head and neck are made in separate pieces; the eyes were inlaid, but the inlay is missing. Very fine work and well preserved, only a few of the locks of hair and the ears being chipped. A hole runs up through the neck into the head and the object was probably mounted on a pole. Compare U.6832 (BM118565) and U.7598 (B17088)" |
| Height | 7.8 cm |
| Width | 6.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 4.9 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.16427 - Field No SF | 0401 - Cast Number |
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