Figurine
31-16-733
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-16-733 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PFT/PFG [Pit F, E7, Level 3.00m]; UE IV: PFG/T, loose in soil |
| Period | Ubaid Period |
| Date Made | ca. 4500-4000 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta | Bitumen |
| Technique | Incised |
| Iconography | Nude Woman |
| Description | CBS Register: clay figurine. pre flood nude woman. Hands on hips. Bitumen wing. Slanting eyes. Incised pubes (with sketch). Clay spots on shoulder UE IV: terracotta figurine of a nude female standing and with her hands resting against her waist; the bitumen covering of her high head-dress is preserved |
| Height | 3.6 cm |
| Length | 16.8 cm |
| Width | 5.8 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.15385 - Field No SF | B19141 - Old Museum Number |
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