16429 | 1931,1010.431
| Iconography: | Human/zoomorphic >> Female 1 |
| Technique: | Manufacture >> Molded >> Mold Pressed 1 |
| Description (Catalog Card): | Terracotta figurine. Nude female with hands to breasts. Moulded. Poor impression but retaining traces of pink paint on forehead between breasts & in lines of body.2 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | A.H. Main level of house on Shop Street |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay3 |
| U Number: | 16429 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Season Number: | 09: 1930-1931 |
| Object Type: | Figural Objects >> Figurines >> Anthropomorphic 1 |
| Culture/Period: | Old Babylonian |
| Description (Modern): | Fired clay plaque depicting nude female figure in high relief; slightly rounded back; facial details; hair arranged in curls; wears headband and earrings(?); hands clasped together below breasts; girdle or belt at waist; pubic area detailed.1 |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Fired >> Terracotta |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1931,1010.431 |
| Measurement (Height): | 1011 |
| Measurement (Width): | 261 |
| Measurement (Depth): | 201 |
| Start Date: | 1850BC1 |
| End Date: | 1500BC1 |
| [1] Data collected by British Museum research team. |
| [2] Woolley's description |
| [3] Material as described by Woolley |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Niche Lane | Shop Street | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Legrain Note Card | Leon Legrain Note Card | (none) | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Media
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Excavation Context: Ur >> AH Site | AH >> Niche Lane | Shop Street