1169http://www165.123.244.137/subject/1169/Object TypeBoxesMuseumBritish MuseumSeason Number02: 1923-1924MaterialPottery/CeramicU Number1117Description (Modern)Box decorated with snakesDescription (Catalog Card)Clay box. Coffin-shaped: adorned with snakes in relief: drab clay. Not to scale. [drawing]Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Fragment of corner of pottery box-lid; decorated (applied ornament) with one snake and probably used for magical or religious purposes.Data collected by British Museum research team.Find Context (Catalog Card)Railway siteMaterial (Catalog Card)ClayMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)117012Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1924,0920.275Measurement (Catalog Card)L. 345mm, W. 148mm, H. 88mmMeasurement (Weight)43Data collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Length)82FragmentData collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Width)58FragmentData collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Thickness)18Data collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Thickness)9Thickness of applied decorationData collected by British Museum research team.Start Date2000BCData collected by British Museum research team.End Date1750BCData collected by British Museum research team.