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2900–2334 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian and silver
DimensionsLength (doubled): 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)
Credit LineFlorence E. and Horace L. Mayer Fund
Accession number1985.350
On View
On view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance1926-1931, excavated in the Royal Cemetery of Ur by Charles Leonard Wooley (b. 1880 – d. 1960), London [see note 1]; 1960, possibly by descent within the family [see note 2]; 1985, sold by Astarte Gallery, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 1985)

NOTES:
[1] See Charles Leonard Wooley, Ur Excavations Volume II: The Royal Cemetery, London, 1934, pp. 367-375.
[2] According to MFA files, said to have been sold on consignment to Astarte Gallery by a member of Wooley’s family.
Group shot:  47.1699, 47.1700, 47.1701
2575–2528 B.C.
Group shot: 47.1700, 52.1837
2575–2528 B.C.
Bracelet fragments
2625–2500 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Anklet
2140–1991 B.C.
Anklet
2140–1991 B.C.
String of beads
2010–1961 B.C.