University of Pennsylvania Museum
This museum is located in Philadelphia, PA, US.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is an educational and research institution dedicated to the understanding of cultural diversity and the exploration of the history of humankind. This museum funded half of the Ur excavations, and as such has approximately 1/4 of the objects from Ur.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1728 | (none) | (none) | B15640 | Terracotta relief. 2 figures (intact). Left bearded god with long flounced dress, holds scepter (?) in right hand; full face; left hand across chest; right goddess with tall horned crown, flounced skirt and shawl, over left shoulder, left hand across chest, right hand on shoulder of male figure: full face. The plaque stands upright on a slightly hollow base. P. | |
| 1729 | (none) | (none) | B15668 | Terracotta figurine. Fragment of lower part, from waist to ankles, of nude female figure, normal flat and wide-hipped type. P. [drawing] | |
| 1730 | (none) | (none) | B15665 | Terracotta relief. Broken. Nude female figure, full face, right hand below breasts, left hand raised (cf. No.U.1346) head and feet missing. P. [drawing] | |
| 1732 | (none) | (none) | B15691 | Terracotta figurine. Fragment. Lower part only, from waist of seated female(?) figure; no details of dress, etc, except that the skirt was flounced. P. | |
| 1733 | (none) | (none) | B15589 | Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Very scratchily engraved on one side only with design of 2 men fighting a lion. P. [drawing] | |
| 1734 | (none) | (none) | B15590 | Cylinder seal. grey stone. Broken. Upper part only of introduction scene with crescent moon in front of god. P. | |
| 1735 | (none) | (none) | B15768 | Bowl. Light red clay with creamy slip. P. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1737 | (none) | (none) | B15772 | Vase. Miniature. Light pinkish ware. P. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1738 | (none) | (none) | B15775 | Miniature vase. Spouted. Handmade and very rough: light drab clay. P. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1741 | (none) | (none) | B15641 | Terracotta relief. 2 figures full face side by side; on l, male figure, on rt. female: both wear long skirts. Whole surface of clay flaked off & details of figs lost. P. | |
| 1743 | (none) | (none) | B15683 | Terracotta relief. Female figure, full face, apparently seated but body and legs in one plane. Hands raised to breasts. Horned high headdress with spiral curls to shoulders, flounced dress with full sleeves. Surface of clay badly flaked. P. | |
| 1744 | (none) | (none) | B15634 | Terracotta relief. Green clay. Figure of goddess, full face, hands below breasts holding situla-bottles. Mural(?) crown on head above heavily frizzed hair: several necklaces but breasts bare: big cloak with rosettes on shoulders hands concealing arms: from waist, flounced and pleated skirt, rosettes by ears and alongside skirt. P. | |
| 1745 | (none) | (none) | B15642 | Terracotta relief. Light red clay. Intact. Bearded male figure advancing right. Wears plain brimmed hat, vest and long cloak fringed down front and along bottom edge (which comes to calf) hands to chest, right hand holding throw-stick(?) in background a table with offerings(?) P. | |
| 1747 | (none) | (none) | B15693 | Terracotta figurine. Fragment. Red clay. Face only of beardless male figure very finely moulded. P. | |
| 1750 | (none) | (none) | B15715 | Miniature goblet. Pinkish white clay. Handmade. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1751 | (none) | (none) | B15767 | Vase. Light red clay, creamy engobbage. Handmade. Ornament incised before baking, design of 5 geese in a row and a palm tree. P. | |
| 1754 | (none) | (none) | B15686 | Clay Figurine. Hand-modeled. Female (?) figure in snowman technique: elaborate applied headdress. Arms broken, but were free; figure broken at waist, part of chest flaked off. P. | |
| 1760 | (none) | (none) | B15723 | Terracotta figurine hand-modeled. a goat [drawing 1:1] P. | |
| 1761 | (none) | (none) | B15707 | Terracotta figurine. Pig. 2 rear legs missing, incised on belly. P. 15707 [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1762 | (none) | (none) | B15650 | Terracotta relief. Red clay. Moulded. Bearded figure, full face. On head, high horned cap (chipped), long curls on shoulder, bull's ears: dress presumably sheepskin queerly treated with lobes in relief: right hand holds mace to shoulder left hand apparently an axe of this type. Broken at waist. | |
| 1763 | (none) | (none) | B15682 | Terracotta relief. Light greenish clay. Moulded. Female figure, full face, flounced bodice and sleeves. High horned headdress, spiral curls on shoulders: hands raised above breasts. | |
| 1764 | (none) | (none) | B15670 | Terracotta relief. Fragment. Moulded figure advancing right, long skirt, above which open skirt with fringed edge. Broken at waist. | |
| 1765 | (none) | (none) | B15659 | Relief. Fragment. Moulded clay. Lower part, from waist down, of nude female figure, full face. P. | |
| 1778 | (none) | (none) | B15688 | Figurine. Drab clay. Head and shoulders only, with headdress. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1779 | (none) | (none) | B15687 | Figurine. Drab clay. Head and shoulders only, in profile. [drawing 1:1] |
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