688 | 1923,1110.109
| Iconography: | Mythical Figure >> Deity >> Goddess 1 |
| Technique: | Manufacture >> Molded >> Mold Pressed 1 |
| Iconography: | Human/zoomorphic >> Position >> Standing 1 |
| Description (Catalog Card): | Terracotta relief. Upper part only, moulded. Grotesque female figure with elaborate headdress. Hands clasped below breasts. [drawing 1:1]2 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | Temenos Wall NW |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay3 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | [L.51mm, W.46mm based on 1:1 drawing] |
| U Number: | 688 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Figural Objects >> Figurines >> Anthropomorphic |
| Season Number: | 01: 1922-1923 |
| Description (Modern): | Relief plaque, blessing goddess (top part) |
| Description (Modern): | Figure of blessing goddess; baked clay; moulded; relief; on plaque; flat back and straight top; top part only; nude goddess wearing necklaces and bracelets faces front with hands clasped; wears horned head-dress with two horns and band around forehead; two smaller horns inbetween; hair in bunches on either side of face and two locks coming down front of body; round cheeks, heavy jaw and heavy-lidded eyes with thick eyebrows.1 |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Fired >> Terracotta |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 116520 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1923,1110.109 |
| Measurement (Weight): | 291 |
| Measurement (Height): | 501 Broken at waist |
| Measurement (Width): | 461 Width across chest |
| Measurement (Thickness): | 171 Thickness across chest |
| [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) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | TWNW | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Museum Photo Negatives | British Museum Photo Negatives | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Excavations at Ur of the Chaldees | Excavations at Ur of the Chaldees | 1923 | Woolley, C. L. | (none) |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Field Photographs | Field Photographs | GN0069 | GN0069 | (none) | |
| Leon Legrain Note Card | Leon Legrain Note Card | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | Ur Excavations VII; The Old Babylonian Period | 1976 | Woolley, L. and M. Mallowan | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:23 Page:178 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:23 Page:178 | (none) |
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Context
Excavation Context: Ur >> Temenos Wall | TW >> TWNW
References
British Museum Photo Negatives, .
Woolley, C. L. (1923) Excavations at Ur of the Chaldees, .