Horse Gear
Rein Ring
B17551
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B17551 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PG 789 |
| Date Made | ca. 2450 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Copper |
| Description | CBS Register: no field number. Silver rein ring from one chariot in the King's Grave. (with drawing) 95 x 100 mm *though thought to be silver, scientific analysis proves that it is copper. Not even copper and bronze. |
| Height | 0.8 cm |
| Length | 10 cm |
| Width | 9.6 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927 |
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