Sickle

31-16-592

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-16-592
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Period Ubaid Period | Jemdet Nasr Period
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Description

Burnt clay. Corroded together. Al'Ubaid and Jemdet Nasr period. 2015 description: Stack of sickles that were over fired and are now fused together. There are at least part of 7 different sickles present in the stack. The exterior surface is buff to greenish and the core is grey.

Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931

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