Uruk (Early Sumerian III period) : Head of woman found in northwest enclosure of E-anna precinct in a pit
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Strommenger, Eva
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
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It is uncertain whether this head, thrown into a pit, belonged to a statue or to a relief composed of several parts. The back is flat, with four holes drilled into it to fasten it to a background. Eyes, eyebrows and perhaps parting were filled in with coloured material. The hair may have been covered with precious metal. Two holes above and below each ear would then have served as points of attachment. The work may lose some of its undoubted aesthetic charm if restored with a prominent nose. -- White marble, 20.1 cm high (Iraq Museum).
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1964
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