17962http://www165.123.244.137/subject/17962/Object TypeJarsMuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumSeason Number09: 1930-1931TechniqueInscribedTechniqueIncisedIconographyMythical FigureObject TypeVessels/ContainersMaterialPottery/CeramicMaterialFiredU Number17001Description (Modern)Restricted Spherical Jar with constricted neck and slightly flared rim. Flat base. Wheelmade. Incised lines around shoulder. Neck incised with a drawing of an animal? Lamasu? Griffin? Inscribed with Cuneiform. Brown Clay. U number on object. Description (Catalog Card)Vase. Baked clay. Light drab. Neck inscribed. (NIG-GA makkur) ^dSin. Possibly a proper name but more probably means property of Sin, the pot being intended for the reception of offerings to that god. Also a neck a crescent and a gryphon. Inscription and design engraved after baking. Persian.Woolley's descriptionDescription (Archival)Plain buff ware. Neck inscribed with NIG. GA -- SIN makkur. Globular body, long wide neck, ridge on neck, collared rim; flat base.Data collected during Penn Museum conservation review of ceramics.Find Context (Catalog Card)G.217. AH. P.60.Material (Catalog Card)ClayMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)31-43-590Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)31-43-590Tablet ID NumberP468345Measurement (Catalog Card)H. 225mm, D. of rim 115mm, D. of base 80mmMeasurement (Diameter)169Data collected during Penn Museum conservation review of ceramics.Measurement (Height)225Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed ObjectsMeasurement (X)227Data collected during Penn Museum conservation review of ceramics.