Cup

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Title Cup
Building Pu-abi Tomb
Site Royal Cemetery
Location City/State Ur (Muqaiyir), Sumer
Location Country Iraq
Style Period Ancient Near East: Sumer
Description this gold cup was one of four vessels (including an electrum vessel) found on the floor of the pit of the Queen's Grave in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. They were lying alongside the sacrificial victims.
Creation Date ca. 2600 - 2400 BCE
Form object
Medium gold
Dimensions H: 12.4 cm
Repository British Museum, London (England)
Source Slide Library 115 -Ancient Near East Sites incl Egypt
Work ID 4105
Rights © Trustees of the British Museum
ARK ark:/87278/s62264xv
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 30129
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62264xv
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