String of Beads
Rosette
B16694
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B16694 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PG 800 |
| Period | Early Dynastic III |
| Date Made | 2600-2450 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Gold | Lapis Lazuli |
| Iconography | Rosette |
| Description | CBS Register: Queen Shubad necklace. 3 string lapis and gold. Pendant of gold and lapis. 12 petals. Choker necklace found at the neck of Queen Puabi in grave 800 of the Royal Cemetery at Ur. It has a gold rosette at the center with 12 petals on the rosette, lapis at the center of "flower" and 6 lapis petal inlays in every other petal on the flower. Coming off of each side are three strands of lapis and gold ball-shaped beads. The majority of the bead pattern is as follows: One lapis, one gold; three lapis, three gold. This pattern repeats on each strand coming off the rosette. The two cuneiform signs that compose her name were initially read as "Shub-ad" in Sumerian. Today, however, we think they should be read in Akkadian as "Pu-abi." |
| Height | 0.3 cm |
| Length | 43 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928 |
| Other Number | U.10982 - Field No SF |
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