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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1391 | (none) | 1924,0920.383 | (none) | Drab clay fragment. Relief of 2 birds facing each other branches. Moulded. | |
| 1393 | (none) | 1924,0920.70 | (none) | Drab clay relief. Moulded figures. 2 figures seated side by side (on modeled seat) clothed, but one shoulder of each bare, extending each an arm towards the other. Crescent moon (?) above. | |
| 1394 | (none) | 1935,0113.37 | (none) | Drab clay. Fragment. Moulded. Heads of 2 figures, one with horned headdress. | |
 | 1395 | (none) | 1924,0920.118 | (none) | Fragment. (probably a vase) Reddish clay. Incised female figure holding up hands, with neck and head of ostrich on right. Rudely drawn. |
| 1396B | (none) | 1924,0920.48 | (none) | Beads. 3 strings made up from single horde: viz: A. 53 large beads. B. Many small beads and beads like miniature implements. C. Mainly small beads. |
| 1397 | (none) | 1924,0920.229 | (none) | Coil of bronze: thick wire, plaited, with beads and shells adhering. [drawing: not to scale] | |
| 1398 | (none) | 1924,0920.232 | (none) | Bronze spatula. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1400 | (none) | 1924,0920.409 | (none) | Bronze ring. Small. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1402 | (none) | 1924,0920.408 | (none) | Pin head(?) Lapis lazuli and gold, much incrusted with salt, etc. |
| 1405 | (none) | 1924,0920.385 | (none) | Figurine. Fragment, legs and waist only. Brown clay: modeled. Female figure. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1407 | (none) | 1924,0920.94 | (none) | Mask. Red clay: moulded. Grotesque head. | |
| 1408 | (none) | 1924,0920.49 | (none) | Mask. Black stone. Small grotesque head; pierced for suspension. |
| 1430 | (none) | 1924,0920.116 | (none) | Chair or bedstead. Fragment. Drab clay. Moulded decoration, on upright, of 2 crescents on poles with tree (?) between. | |
| 1439A | (none) | 1927,1003.234 | (none) | Shell amulet. Lion couchant. Pierced for suspension. |
| 1442 | (none) | 1924,0920.126 | (none) | Rattle. Light clay. Pig. Snout broken off. | |
| 1444 | (none) | 1924,0920.127 | (none) | Rattle. Red drab clay. Animal, with two humps, head and legs broken off. | |
| 1446 | (none) | 1924,0920.145 | (none) | Fragment. Greenish clay; modeled. Ram's head, broken off at neck. | |
| 1452 | (none) | 1924,0920.129 | (none) | Wheel shaped rattle. Light drab clay; with small hole on one side. |
| 1455 | (none) | 1924,0920.395 | (none) | Fragment from the rim of a mottled black and white stone vase, with the remains of an inscription of Ennapadda, priest of Nnar, and son of Ur-Nammu, King of Ur. Cf. U.18224. Cf. Ur Texts No. 25 |
| 1457 | (none) | 1935,0113.38 | (none) | Figurine fragment. Clay. Middle part of a naked woman. | |
| 1460 | (none) | 1935,0113.39 | (none) | Relief fragment. Clay. Bottom with feet of human figure. The base is rounded out to form a stand. | |
| 1461 | (none) | 1935,0113.40 | (none) | Relief fragment. Clay. Lower part with feet of skirted figure. | |
| 1463 | (none) | 1935,0113.41 | (none) | Relief fragment. Clay. Apparently showing feet of a god standing upon an animal: indistinct. | |
| 1472 | (none) | 1924,0920.144 | (none) | Strainer. In form of cup, perforated with holes c. 5mm in diameter, drab clay. | |
| 1479 | (none) | 1924,0920.134 | (none) | Miniature jar. Light clay, handmade. [drawing 1:1] |
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