15065 | 31-17-8

15440http://www165.123.244.137/subject/15440/15065 | 31-17-8

MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum

Object TypeAnthropomorphic

Season Number08: 1929-1930

Text GenreRoyal/Monumental

Culture/PeriodUr III

TechniqueInscribed

MaterialCopper Alloy

U Number15065

Description (Modern)Figurine

Description (Catalog Card)Copper statue. Basket-bearing man naked above, from waist of flattened - cylindrical form, pointed at the base. Traces of inscription - not decipherable before cleaning, presumably -15063/4 Woolley's description

Description (Archival)Copper foundation figurine. Basket carrier. Inscription engraved on skirt. From the Enki temple built by Rim-Sin in 1822 - 1763 B.C. at Ur.

Description (Modern)Object is not sealed.

Find Context (Catalog Card)Foundation box of Enki Temple

Material (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)31-17-8

Tablet ID NumberP431793

Measurement (Catalog Card)H. 32 1/2cm.

Measurement (Height)320.0

Measurement (Width)101.0

Measurement (Depth)50.0

Dates ReferencedRim-Sin

Conservation2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant.