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framed article about temple and artefacts of Ur and El-Obeid
c. 1925
A framed and glazed montage of 3 article illustrations, with 2 colour illustrations showing a reconstructed impression of the Temples of El-Obeid (Tell Al-Ubaid) and Ur (from materials found), 1 photo...
framed article "A Princess of Ur: a remarkable reconstruction now on view at the British Museum"
1930
A framed and glazed article extracted from The Sphere August 30, 1930 : published by London Illustrated Newspapers.
enamelled bricks
c. 600 BCE
A deep wooden frame with a brass carrying handle and wooden stand for display, containing 6 samples of coloured enamel bricks set into edged insets. A white plastic label states that at least one pie...
mosaic from a pillar
c. 2500 BCE
A framed section of a mosaic pillar, with tesserae in mother-of-pearl shell, and possibly red sandstone and black stone or bitumen paste. Two thirds of the piece is created with elongated intersect...
brown paper packaging
c.1940
Original brown paper packaging for three items with a label reading "A picture of the head and headdress of one of the princesses of Ur. A picture of the mother-of-pearl column from El O'Baid, etc. Fr...
cylinder seal and impression
c. 2500-2000 BCE
A cylinder seal with a hole through it, described as 'green stone', and an impression which has been cracked into three pieces and later joined together. A separate pink impression is loose. In list...
cylinder seal and impressions
c.1800 BCE
A cylinder seal with a hole through it is slightly chipped. It is boxed with a white impression, which had been broken in two pieces and later joined together. A separate pink impression is loose. ...
cylinder seal and impressions
c. 2000 -1800 BCE
A cylinder seal of hematite with a hole through it. It is boxed with a white impression. A separate pink impression is loose. The label reads "Hematite in modern gold setting. The weather god (Amu...