7587
| Description (Catalog Card): | Owl? Unbaked clay. Oblong block with rounded edges. 2 cavities for eyes sockets and in each cavity a cowry shell to represent eye ball. Nose roughly pinched to form a projecting ridge between the eyes. Cavity in top of head 002 in diam. [drawing 1:2]1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | found in connection with Larsa pavement of store room containing tablets W. end. 7 Quiet Street, Room 5. EM |
| Material (Catalog Card): | terracotta2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | W. 010 L. 008 Ht. 005 |
| U Number: | 7587 |
| Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
| Object Type: | Figural Objects >> Figurines >> Zoomorphic uncertain |
| Season Number: | 05: 1926-1927 |
| Description (Modern): | Square brick with divot in top, possibly an altar? Or incense burner? Two shells placed on the side, making a pinched beak. Possibly a figure, maybe just a decoration. Brownish gray clay. Slightly broken. U number on object. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Fired >> Terracotta |
| Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B17216 |
| Measurement (X): | 100 |
| Measurement (Y): | 97 |
| Measurement (Z): | 51 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Room 5 | EM | Chapel | (none) |
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| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:35 Page:91 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:35 Page:91 | (none) |
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Context
Excavation Context: Ur >> EM Site | EM >> Quiet Street | EM >> No. 7 Quiet Street | EM >> Room 5 | EM