Tombs of Ur Artifacts

 

Headdress of the Lady Puabi,
ca. 2650-2550 B.C.
Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian

Hammered gold sheets
(14 inches height of comb, 1 inch diameter of
hair rings, 4 inches diameter of earrings)

Sumerian ostrich egg shaped vessel - c. 2600 to 2500 B.C

 Gold, lapis lazuli, red limestone, shell and bitumen.
Single sheet of gold hammered from the inside.
H. 5.7 inches
Dm. 5.11 inches
 

Cylinder Seal

Lapis lazuli
Carved image
H. 1.65 inches
Dm. 1.02

http://www.historywiz.com/galleries/sumerianegg.html

http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/246532

http://arthistory.about.com/library/weekly/bl_urrev.htm