Human Figurine

33-35-16

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 33-35-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG PIT W; Pit W, Stratum SIS 4-5
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Human Figure
Description

UE IV: terracotta figurine, crudely hand-modelled in dark clay. Made to the hips only; in the flat base is a hole to attach the figure to a trunk of some other material. The head is very small and birdlike, the arms like wings (under a cloak).

Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1933
Other Number U.18416 - Field No SF

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