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Cosmetic Box with Inlaid Lid
Ur, Iraq, ca. 2650–2550 B.C.
Silver, lapis lazuli, and shell
Height: 3.5 cm, Diameter across lid: 6.4 cm
PG 800, Puabi's tomb; B16744a, b (U.10436)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Gold Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg
Ur, Iraq, ca. 2650–2550 B.C.
Gold, lapis lazuli, red limestone, shell, and bitumen
Height: 14.60 cm, Diameter: 13 cm
PG 779; B16692 (U.11154)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Great Lyre from the "King's Grave" (left)
and Detail of Front Panel of the Great Lyre from the "King's Grave" (right)
Ur, Iraq, ca. 2650–2550 B.C.
Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, shell, bitumen, and wood
Height: 35.6 cm (head), 33 cm (plaque)
PG 789; B17694 (U.10556)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Ram Caught in a Thicket
Ur, Iraq, ca. 2650–2550 B.C.
Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, copper, shell, red limestone, and bitumen
Height: 42.6 cm
PG 1237, the "Great Death Pit"; 30-12-702 (U.12357)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Silver Head of a Lion
Ur, Iraq, ca. 2650–2550 B.C.
Silver, lapis lazuli, and shell
11 cm x 12 cm
PG 800, dromos of Puabi's tomb; B17064 (U.10465)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Wreath
Ur, Iraq, ca. 2650–2550 B.C.
Gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian
Length: 40 cm
PG 800, Puabi's death pit, with female attendant
(Body no. 1); B16705 (U.9979)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology