10845http://www165.123.244.137/subject/10845/MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumObject TypeCosmetic ShellsSeason Number06: 1927-1928Culture/PeriodEDIIIAHermann Müller-Karpe, Prähistorische Bronzefunde (Munich: C.H. Beck, 1983), No.939, p.130, pl.K, 64, 156.MaterialGoldMaterialPigmentU Number10932BDescription (Catalog Card)[A-B] Gold Cockle-shells. Pair. modeled on the real, the ribs rendered by engraved lines. Inside one is green paint. [drawing]Description (Modern)Cosmetic Shell; Green PigmentAubrey Baadsgaard, “Trends, Traditions, and Transformations: Fashions in Dress in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia” (PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2008).Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 800B 100Material (Catalog Card)PigmentMaterial as described by WoolleyMaterial (Catalog Card)GoldMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (UPM B-number)B16710Measurement (Weight)25.70Aubrey Baadsgaard, “Trends, Traditions, and Transformations: Fashions in Dress in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia” (PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2008).Measurement (X)62.00Aubrey Baadsgaard, “Trends, Traditions, and Transformations: Fashions in Dress in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia” (PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2008).Measurement (Y)79.00Aubrey Baadsgaard, “Trends, Traditions, and Transformations: Fashions in Dress in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia” (PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2008).Measurement (Z)31.00Aubrey Baadsgaard, “Trends, Traditions, and Transformations: Fashions in Dress in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia” (PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2008).NotesFrom Pu'abi's Tomb