17887D | 32-40-226
| Iconography: | Human/zoomorphic >> Body Parts >> Head 1 |
| Iconography: | Animal/Zoomorphic >> Mammal >> Domestic Animal >> Bovine/Bull/Cow 1 |
| Technique: | Manufacture >> Molded >> Casting 2 |
| Conservation: | 2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant. |
| Description (Catalog Card): | [A-E] Copper bull's head. Five examples. Cast in copper and originally attached to some wooden object (from which they have been broken away) by a pin passing through the neck. All of same type but differing in size and slightly in execution all of regular Al Obaid style all in good condition.3 |
| Description (Archival): | II Dynasty. Copper, Bitumen core |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | Found together in a hole in the bottom brickwork of the great mudbrick wall (Iind Dynasty) running above PG 1850, PG 1851. |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Copper Alloy4 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | L. top of head to muzzle 95mm, W. across tip of ears 150mm |
| U Number: | 17887D |
| Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
| Object Type: | Figural Objects >> Figurines >> Zoomorphic |
| Season Number: | 10: 1931-1932 |
| Description (Modern): | Five copper bull's heads |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Copper Alloy |
| Material: | Organic Remains >> Bitumen |
| Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): | 32-40-226 |
| [1] Iconography tagged by Penn Museum research team. |
| [2] Technique tagged by Penn Museum research team. |
| [3] Woolley's description |
| [4] Material as described by Woolley |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ur | When Woolley lists context only as 'Ur' on his object catalog cards he tends to mean that it was found somewhere within the confines of the city wall but no more specific than that. These are often surface finds that Woolley felt did not require more specific find spot information. Those found outside the city walls were typically recorded as 'brought in' followed by the name of the broad region from which they were brought in by the workers. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery | Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery | 1934 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:70 Page:87 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:70 Page:87 | (none) |
- 2 Media