Leon Legrain Note Card
| Transcription: | Found in infants grave, in front of altar in mortuary chapel of No. 7. Gay St. at Ur c. 2000 BC. Votive mud brick. w. thumb mark - Decorat_d w. 2 inlaid cowrie shells - head of an owl? |
| Field Number: | 7587 |
| Transcribed Context: | No. 7 Gay St. |
| Transcribed Catalogue Number: | 218 |
| Transcribed Museum Number: | B.17216 |
| Transcribed Measurements: | 110 X 97 X 45 mm |
| Legrain Card Includes Photo: | Yes |
| Legrain Card Includes Drawing: | No |
Files
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7587 | (none) | (none) | B17216 | Owl? Unbaked clay. Oblong block with rounded edges. 2 cavities for eyes sockets and in each cavity a cowry shell to represent eye ball. Nose roughly pinched to form a projecting ridge between the eyes. Cavity in top of head 002 in diam. [drawing 1:2] |
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