Belt
| Object Number: | 30-12-559 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG 1236 |
| Locus: | PG 1236, chamber B. |
| Period: | Early Dynastic III |
| Date Made: | 2600-2450 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2600 |
| Late Date: | -2450 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Gold Lapis Lazuli |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930 |
| Other Number: | U.12450 - Field No SF |
Description
of gold and lapis. Discs of lapis set in heavy gold rings and threaded between bits of lapis with convex edges to fit the rings. 3 complete discs and 4 links.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Horne, Lee C., and Zettler, Richard L. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 121 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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