Description (Catalog Card): Wig of dark steatite, for a small male figure the wig is complete. The hair is parted down the middle, then confined by three broad braided tresses wound roudn the head: a fringe comes over the forehead: the back hair falls in a plaited mass over the shoulders.1     
Find Context (Catalog Card): ZT. Archaic I = Room FF at floor level.     
Material (Catalog Card): Steatite2     
Measurement (Catalog Card): H. 14mm, W. 14mm     
[1] Woolley's description
[2] Material as described by Woolley
[3] Data collected by British Museum research team.

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Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery 1934 Woolley, Leonard (none)
Provisional Field Photo Album Provisional Field Photo Album (none) (none) (none)
The "Archaic I" Phase of the Ziqqurat Terrace at Ur: A Contextual Re-Assessment. The "Archaic I" Phase of the Ziqqurat Terrace at Ur: A Contextual Re-Assessment. 2003 Benati, Giacomo (none)
Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods 1955 Woolley, L. (none)
Woolley's Catalog Cards Woolley's Catalog Cards Card -- BM ID:194 Box:72 Page:132 Card -- BM ID:194 Box:72 Page:132 (none)
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