10556A
| Analytic: | Eyes of head are either Conus or Strombus according to David Reese (2013) |
| Description (Catalog Card): | [A] Bull's head. Gold, with lapis hair between the horns and a lapis beard set in silver; the gold horns are tipped with lapis. [B]The body was of wood (see Field Notes) and down the front are [C] shell plaques with engraved mythological scenes1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 789 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Gold2 |
| U Number: | 10556A |
| Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
| Object Type: | Figural Objects >> Figurines >> Zoomorphic |
| Object Type: | Games and Music >> Harps and Lyres |
| Season Number: | 06: 1927-1928 |
| Popular Name: | Bull headed Lyre |
| Description (Modern): | Gold and Lapis lazuli bearded bull's head from lyre. The face, ears, and horns are made from separate pieces of gold. The beard, hair, horn tips, eye rims, and eye irises are made from lapis lazuli. The whites of the eyes are made from shell. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Gold |
| Material: | Organic Remains >> Shell |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Lapis Lazuli |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Silver |
| Material: | Organic Remains >> Bitumen |
| Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B17694B |
| Measurement (X): | 40 |
| Measurement (Y): | 25 |
| Measurement (Z): | 19 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG/789 | Woolley called this the 'King's Grave' because of its elaborate death pit that included many weapons. The main chamber, however, had been looted, leaving only a few scattered remains. The death pit contained the remains of more than 60 people, six of whom wore helmets and stood at the dromos/entrance as if to guard it. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery | Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery | 1934 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:46 Page:23 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:46 Page:23 | (none) |
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Context
Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> Private Graves 701-800 >> PG/789
References
Woolley, Leonard. (1934) Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery, Oxford: Oxford University Press.