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title: Crushed Skull and Headdress from Ur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2853/crushed-skull-and-headdress-from-ur/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Crushed Skull and Headdress from Ur

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

## Image File

[![Crushed Skull and Headdress from Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2853.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2853.jpg)

## Image Caption

This crushed skull and its surrounding elaborate headdress was excavated (en bloc) from one of the royal cemeteries at [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/), the Great [Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/)-Pit. This is a head of one of queen/princess Pu'Abi's female attendants. [Early dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) period, circa 2600 BCE. From Ur, [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. (The The British Museum, London).

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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). Crushed Skull and Headdress from Ur. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2853/crushed-skull-and-headdress-from-ur/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Crushed Skull and Headdress from Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 28, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2853/crushed-skull-and-headdress-from-ur/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Crushed Skull and Headdress from Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2853/crushed-skull-and-headdress-from-ur/>.

## License & Copyright

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