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| Description (Catalog Card): | Gold Wig. Of Mes-kalam-dug. A casque of hammered gold with engraved detail representing the hair and beard. The hair on top of the head is in long combed and slightly waved tresses coming from a parting which goes right across from front to back down to the ears: it has a long tress bound round the head by a narrow ribbon, and below this are two rows of looped curls: at the back it is gathered into a small chignon: below the looped curls come formal pendant curls 2 rows at the back of the head and 4 rows (for whiskers) in front of the ears. The interior was fitted with a padded cap fastened on by small holes round the edge of the metal: fragments of wool and cloth were found inside. [drawing] 1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 755 in coffin. |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Gold2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | ht 023 front to back c. 024 |
| U Number: | 10000 |
| Object Type: | Armor and Weaponry >> Helmets |
| Museum: | The National Museum of Iraq |
| Season Number: | 06: 1927-1928 |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Gold |
| Museum Number (IM Number): | IM 8269 |
| Modern Copies: | Electrotypes: British Museum-ACa.55, UPM-29-22-2 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | PG/755 | Typically referred to as the grave of Meskalamdug, items with this name inscribed upon them were found within. It does not, however, appear to be the same Meskalamdug identified as king on items found elsewhere. | (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) |
| UPM Field Photo numbers | UPM Field Photo numbers | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:44 Page:37 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:44 Page:37 | (none) |
- 3 Media