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title: Partial Headdress
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2852/partial-headdress/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Partial Headdress

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Partial Headdress](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2852.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2852.jpg)

## Image Caption

This headdress was made of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) and inlaid with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), lapis lazuli, and other precious stones. It was found in one of the royal cemeteries at [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/) and belonged to one of queen/princess Pu'Abi's female attendants. [Early dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) period, c. 2600 BCE. From Ur, [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 28). Partial Headdress. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2852/partial-headdress/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Partial Headdress." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 28, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2852/partial-headdress/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Partial Headdress." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2852/partial-headdress/>.

## License & Copyright

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