18210

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Object TypeAnimal/Human Shaped

MuseumThe National Museum of Iraq

Season Number11: 1932-1933

MaterialSteatite

U Number18210

Description (Catalog Card)Vulture's head. Mottled dark steatite. The eyes deeply hollowed to receive inlay. The lower side of the head is smoothly finished, with no sign of any attachment to a body: the head might have been used for a weight (?) or, is isolated, as an amulet. Fine bold work.Woolley's description

Find Context (Catalog Card)Brought in from al Obaid.

Material (Catalog Card)SteatiteMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (IM Number)IM 16540

Measurement (Catalog Card)L. 48mm, W. 30mm, H. 20mm