Pendant

Diadem

B16684.2

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16684.2
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG 800
Period Early Dynastic III
Section Near Eastern
Materials Gold | Bitumen
Iconography Goat
Description

Goat (or Ibex) Shaped Pendant. Reclining, spiraled horns, double stringer (detached), small rivet hole at base.

CBS Register: Gold diadem of Queen Shubad. Animal figures, leaves, fruits, on background of blue beads.

The two cuneiform signs that compose her name were initially read as "Shub-ad" in Sumerian. Today, however, we think they should be read in Akkadian as "Pu-abi."

Height 3.4 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Depth 1.2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928
Other Number U.10948 - Field No SF

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