Statuette

Statuette

Object Type:
Statuette
Periods:
Akkadian
Materials:
Lapis Lazuli,
Marble (Stone),
Shell

Female Head. Ningal

UE IV: Female head, alabaster, broken off at the neck; nose and lower part of face damaged; the eyes inlaid.

CBS Register: marble head of a woman, the eyes inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli. Found near the ruins of a temple built by Dungi.

Provenience:Iraq
Ur
Archaeology Area:Site EH, loose in soil.
Period:Akkadian
Date Made:2350-2150 BC
Materials:Marble (Stone)
Shell
Lapis Lazuli
  
Height:9.5 cm
Width:8 cm
Depth:8.5 cm