Bird Figurine
31-43-315
From: Iraq | Diqdiqqeh
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-43-315 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Diqdiqqeh |
| Archaeology Area | Diqdiqqeh |
| Locus | Diqdiqqeh |
| Period | Ur III |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Dove |
| Description | UE VII: bird, perhaps a dove, with incised detail. Dove of buff terra cotta. Facing forward, wing feathers deeply incised in rows across the back, vertical incised lines on throat and breast. Flat base. |
| Height | 4.6 cm |
| Width | 2.7 cm |
| Depth | 7.5 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.17190 - Field No SF |
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