16429C | 1931,1010.111
| Description (Catalog Card): | Duck weight. Haematite. Grey. Broken and repaired. [drawing] To be weighed. Type VI1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | BC Dungi Room12 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Hematite2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | 0.155 x 0.077 (height) |
| U Number: | 16429C |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Weights and Measures >> Balance Pan Weights >> Duck Weights |
| Season Number: | 09: 1930-1931 |
| Description (Modern): | Gray limestone with evidence of burning. Heart shaped plan, tail rounded, head and neck of duck shown in high relief on back, slight evidence of eyes and nostrils. Bottom curved, some chipping but most pieces preserved. Smashed and reassembled |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Stone >> Sedimentary >> Limestone |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 128443 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1931,1010.1113 |
| Measurement (Weight): | 1665.0 |
| Measurement (X): | 147 |
| Measurement (Y): | 126 |
| Measurement (Z): | 71 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Given the size of the object and the description as 'grey' the material type is not likely to be hematite; the object itself, British Museum 128443, is limestone. |
| [3] Data collected by British Museum research team. |
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| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Room 12 | Dungi Room 12 | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:65 Page:173 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:65 Page:173 | (none) |
- 2 Media
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Context
Excavation Context: Ur >> Mausoleum Site | BC >> Mausolea of Shulgi | Dungi Building >> Room 12 | Dungi Room 12