15123B | 1930,1213.272
| Description (Catalog Card): | [A] Silver tumbler. Inverted over [B] a baked clay spouted pot. Tumbler in poor condition & part missing - distorted. Type 531. [drawing] Not in cat. Vol. IV3 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 1813 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay4 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | Spouted pot Ht 021 Rim 011 Base 009 |
| U Number: | 15123B |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Vessels/Containers >> Closed Forms >> Spouted |
| Season Number: | 08: 1929-1930 |
| Culture/Period: | Jemdat Nasr 1 |
| Description (Modern): | Pottery vessel with flat base, shoulder, conical spout and slightly flaring neck; repaired from fragments; neck incomplete.2 |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Fired >> Pottery/Ceramic |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 128571 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1930,1213.2722 |
| Measurement (Height): | 2192 |
| Measurement (Diameter): | 962 Rim |
| Measurement (Diameter): | 1902 Body |
| Fabric: | Fine pale clay2 |
| 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] Data collected by British Museum research team. |
| [3] Woolley's description |
| [4] Material as described by Woolley |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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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