Amulet
B15724
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15724 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | Diqdiqqeh |
| Period | Ur III |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Frit |
| Iconography | Monkey |
| Description | figurine of squatting monkey in frit, originally glazed but now bleached white. Pierced for suspension horizontally through the middle of the body. UE VII plate 93 has the field number incorrect, U.1276. CBS Register: terracotta, squatting monkey. pendant. |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1924 |
| Other Number | U.1270 - Field No SF |
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