plaque

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Object Type
Museum number: 116513
Description: Fired clay plaque; "Man with Monkeys"; shows a man, perhaps an Indian showman with monkeys, one of whom is playing a pipe; another monkey is on his right shoulder, grasping his hair; man holds uncertain object in right hand.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 2000BC-1750BC
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Ur (city - archaic), Temenos Wall Surface NE
Materials
Dimensions: Length: 10.80 centimetres; Width: 4.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: mammal; musical instrument
Acquisition date: 1923
Department: Middle East
BM/Big number: 116513
Registration number: 1923,1110.102
Additional IDs: Excavation/small finds number: U.216 (excavation number)
Conservation

Free entry