Sealing

31-16-675

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-16-675
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area SIS 4
Period Early Dynastic I | Early Dynastic II
Date Made 2900-2700 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Rosette | Star | Pictograph
Description

CBS Register: fragment of clay jar stopper with (rosette) seal impressions. traces of strings inside. pictographs, star.

UE III: pictographic inscription. Four abodes are represented by the unu sign with a spouted jar between each of them. The emblems on the top, star, eagle, &c, are two indistinct to allow a proper attribution to Ur, Uruk, or Larsa. The two posts with cross-bars between four stars are somewhat different from the usual pictograph of Adab, and may have a general meaning. Eight-pointed star on the butt-end of the cylinder.

Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.13912 - Field No SF | UE III: 424 - Other Number | B19083 - Old Museum Number | P338136 - CDLI Number

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