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Bird Figurine
Bird Figurine
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Holding institution:
Penn Museum
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Penn Museum
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Title:
Bird Figurine
Description:
UE VII: bird, perhaps a dove, with incised detail. Dove of buff terra cotta. Facing forward, wing feathers deeply incised in rows across the back, vertical incised lines on throat and breast. Flat base.
Type:
Bird Figurine
Type (Narrower):
Sculptures
Type (Broader):
Object
Subject:
Dove
Geographic region:
Iraq
Diqdiqqeh
Time period:
Ur III
Provenance:
British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Medium:
Terracotta
Extent:
4.6
cm
2.7
Identifier:
78556
Source:
31-43-315
U.17190
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