1173http://www165.123.244.137/subject/1173/MuseumBritish MuseumObject TypeLidsSeason Number02: 1923-1924Culture/PeriodUr IIIData collected by British Museum research team.TechniqueApplicationData collected by British Museum research team.TechniqueModeledData collected by British Museum research team.Season Number12: 1933-1934MaterialPottery/CeramicMaterialClayU Number1119Description (Modern)Box lid with applied snakesDescription (Catalog Card)Clay Box-lid.. About 1/3 broken off. Adorned with snakes in relief: snake-headed and boss handle. Reddish clay. [drawing 1:5]Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Oblong, pottery lid with applied snake pattern; five snakes with heads resting on handle; three additional snakes at sides; restored.Data collected by British Museum research team.Find Context (Catalog Card)Railway siteMaterial (Catalog Card)ClayMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)139474Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1935,0113.821Measurement (Catalog Card)L. 250mm, W. 170mm [L.265mm, W.175mm based on 1:1 drawing]Start Date2400BCData collected by British Museum research team.End Date2000BCData collected by British Museum research team.FabricVegetal tempered orange-yellow clayData collected by British Museum research team.