14229C | 1930,1213.544
| Description (Catalog Card): | [A-F] 6 Weights (?) [A-B] 2 Hematite, 1 spherical and 1 cylindrical. [C-F] 4 small pebbles |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 1671 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Stone2 |
| U Number: | 14229C |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Weights and Measures >> Balance Pan Weights >> Ovoid Weights 1 |
| Season Number: | 08: 1929-1930 |
| Description (Modern): | dark brown hematite cylinder, faceted on sides, very flat ends. One side more flat than others, perhaps intended to sit as bulky sphendonoid, probably thought of as barrel weight. Smoothed surfaces, some light scratches from manufacture.1 |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Hematite 1 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1930,1213.544 |
| Measurement (Weight): | 17.31 |
| Measurement (X): | 21.61 |
| Measurement (Y): | 17.51 |
| [1] Data recorded by Dr. William B. Hafford. |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | PG/1671 | (none) | (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) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:58 Page:148 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:58 Page:148 | (none) |
- 3 Media
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Context
Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> Private Graves 1601-1700 >> PG/1671
References
Woolley, Leonard. (1934) Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery, Oxford: Oxford University Press.