12355 | 30-12-253
| Conservation: | 2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant. |
| Description (Catalog Card): | Harp of silver throughout. The body is boat shaped and the front upright is supported by a silver statue of a stag 700mm high, its forefeet resting in the crook of a long-stemmed arrow-leafed plant which rises up on each side of the head (this in copper). [All photos depict object in situ except 1339 which shows restoration]1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 1237 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Silver2 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Copper Alloy2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | H. 1160mm, W. 1050mm |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG/1237 | Woolley called this the 'Great Death Pit' because it is the largest of all the death pits in the royal cemetery. He found 74 bodies within but did not find a built chamber, an aspect he believed essential to royal tombs. Woolley declared the chamber must have been completely looted away and pointed to small amounts of rubble as evidence of this, but in fact the large size of this death pit and the particular wealth displayed by Body 61 may indicate that the primary burial was among the attendants in this case. | (none) |
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| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 1130-1237_p164 | Royal Cemetary Notes 1130-1237_p164 | (none) |
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