British Museum
Museum in London, UK. Co-sponsor of the expedition to Ur.
Museum founded in 1753 in London, UK, the first national public museum in the world. Opened to the public in 1759. Entry was free and given to ‘all studious and curious Persons’. The collections represent cultures from around the world. A pioneer of Mesopotamian archaeology. The museum is a public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. http://www.britishmuseum.org/
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (none) | (none) | 1931,1010.508 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1931,1010.507 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1931,1010.486 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1931,1010.480 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1935,0113.320 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1935,0113.319 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1935,0113.318 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1935,0113.317 | (none) | (none) | |
| 1029 | (none) | 1923,1110.118 | (none) | Rattle. Wheel form with double rim cogged and small central hole. Small stone(?) inside.Greenish clay. | |
 | 10412 | (none) | 1928,1010.1 | (none) | Harp The upright of wood with gold cap, bound below with gold and with a bitumen shoe: in the upright are the keys, copper nails with gilt heads. The body has disappeared, but there was a vertical border of gold and lapis along the edge. On the body stood a wooden sounding-box, the edge inlaid with shell having patterns in red paint and lapis. The head of the harp, in front, was a gold bulls head with eyes, hair, and beard of lapis. Found in very bad condition, all the wood gone and only the decoration left, but that virtually in its original position |
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