996A | 1923,1110.51, 1923,1110.52, 1923,1110.53
| Description (Catalog Card): | Stone bowl. grey steatite. Broken. Hemispherical with projecting spout square in section and pierced by a hole below the rim. Rim decorated with diagonal stripes, round sides, below rim, a band of compass-drawn incised circles.2 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | T.T.B 16-17 / E-nun-mah room 11 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Steatite3 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | H. 70mm, D. 150mm (ht 007 diam 015) |
| U Number: | 996A1 |
| Object Type: | Vessels/Containers >> Open Forms >> Bowls |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Season Number: | 01: 1922-1923 |
| Description (Modern): | UE 6 p. 94 'Bowl, grey steatite, broken, hemispherical, with short spout square in section and pierced; on the rim, diagonal incised stripes, below a row of compass-drawn incised circles. Ht. 0.07 m., diam. 0.15 m. E-nun-mah, room 11. p. 51. (B.IM.293) (L.BM.116464)' Merlin: 'Registration number: 1923,1110.51 Description Fragment of large grey chlorite bowl with closed spout; incised nicks or short diagonal lines along the top of the rim and spout; central-dotted double concentric circles incised on top of rim above the spout, and underneath the rim along the exterior and between two single roughly horizontal incised lines. Dimensions Height: 12.2 centimetres (extant) Diameter: 32 centimetres (estimated rim) Registration number: 1923,1110.52 Description Fragment of very large grey chlorite bowl; two incised lines running round below lip on outside, with incised circles between; lug pierced vertically for suspension; traces of white pigment infilling in the decoration. Dimensions Length: 5 inches Width: 2.5 inches Height: 14.3 centimetres (extant) Diameter: 22 centimetres (between) Registration number: 1923,1110.53 Description Fragment of very large light grey chlorite bowl; two incised lines running round below lip on outside, with incised circles between; lug pierced vertically for suspension; traces of white pigment infilling in the decoration. Dimensions Length: 5 inches Width: 2.5 inches Height: 14.3 centimetres (extant) Diameter: 22 centimetres (between)' |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Stone >> Metamorphic >> Greenstone >> Steatite |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 116464 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1923,1110.51 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1923,1110.52 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1923,1110.53 |
| Notes: | Possibly two bowls under the one registration number, or fragments of one bowl appearing in two museums. |
| [1] Subdivided because appears in the IM and BM museums. |
| [2] Woolley's description |
| [3] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Room 11 | TTB.16/17/19 | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | Ur Excavations VI; The Ur III Period | 1974 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:24 Page:248 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:24 Page:248 | (none) |
- 2 Media