15123A
| Description (Catalog Card): | [A] Silver tumbler. Inverted over [B] a baked clay spouted pot. Tumbler in poor condition & part missing - distorted. Type 531. Not in catalog. [drawing]2 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 1813 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Silver3 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | Ht of silver Tumbler 012 |
| U Number: | 15123A |
| Object Type: | Vessels/Containers >> Open Forms >> Beakers |
| Season Number: | 08: 1929-1930 |
| Culture/Period: | Jemdat Nasr 1 |
| Description (Modern): | Tumbler |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Lead |
| Notes: | Although Woolley initially stated that the covering tumbler was silver, it is almost certainly lead as is the case in all other examples of this type. The clay jar is in the British Museum but the lead tumbler is not seen, perhaps not collected due to its poor condition. |
| [1] Müller-Karpe |
| [2] Woolley's description |
| [3] is most likely lead, but reported by Woolley as silver |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | JNG/349 | (none) | (none) |
| PG/1813 | (none) | (none) |
- 2 Locations
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallgefäße im Iraq I | Metallgefäße im Iraq I | 1993 | Müller-Karpe, Michael | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:61 Page:184 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:61 Page:184 | (none) |
- 2 Media
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Context
Excavation Context: Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> PJ >> Pit Y >> JNG/349
Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> Private Graves 1801-1850 >> PG/1813
References
Müller-Karpe, Michael. (1993) Metallgefäße im Iraq I, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag.