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Cosmetic container

IRAQ, Ur
Cosmetic container
 Early Dynastic Period 2900 BCE-2350 BCE

Medium
shell, pigment

Measurements
1.6 × 3.3 × 4.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British Museum, 1933

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Ur, Iraq

Accession Number
3440V-D3

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Small shell (bivalve) used as a cosmetic container and containing dark grey residue.

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