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Cosmetic container
Early Dynastic Period 2900 BCE-2350 BCE

Medium
shell, pigment
Measurements
2.1 × 3.9 × 5.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Ur, Iraq
Accession Number
3440U-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British Museum, 1933
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Small shell ( bivalve), used as a cosmetic container and containing ochre residue.