Human Figurine
31-16-736
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-16-736 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PFT, ash layer, about -1600; UE IV: Pit F, in a layer of ashes at level c. 2.00m |
| Period | Ubaid Period |
| Date Made | c 3500 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Nude | Woman |
| Description | CBS Register: clay figurine. pre-flood nude woman. fragt. head. El O'beid type. UE IV: clay figurine, head of; unusual type with skull, full face, horizontal slit eyes and small mouth; the face painted bright red with traces of black bands on the high headdress. |
| Height | 4.3 cm |
| Width | 2.2 cm |
| Depth | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.15398 - Field No SF |
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