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title: Puabi's Lapis Lazuli & Agate Beads with a Calf Pendant, Ur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8106/puabis-lapis-lazuli--agate-beads-with-a-calf-penda/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Puabi's Lapis Lazuli & Agate Beads with a Calf Pendant, Ur

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

## Image File

[![Puabi's Lapis Lazuli & Agate Beads with a Calf Pendant, Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8106.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8106.jpg)

## Image Caption

The jewellery was found by Puabi's right shoulder inside her [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/). Puabi was a Semitic [Akkadian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/akkadian/) woman from [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/), c. 2600 BCE, possibly a queen or priestess. Possibly this was part of her headdress. It is composed of three lapis lazuli and one banded agate beads, ending in a pendant in the shape of a recumbent bull. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period. From the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. Part of objects allotted to the British Museum from Ur excavation season 1927-1928 CE. (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. (2018, February 23). Puabi's Lapis Lazuli & Agate Beads with a Calf Pendant, Ur. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8106/puabis-lapis-lazuli--agate-beads-with-a-calf-penda/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Puabi's Lapis Lazuli & Agate Beads with a Calf Pendant, Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8106/puabis-lapis-lazuli--agate-beads-with-a-calf-penda/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Puabi's Lapis Lazuli & Agate Beads with a Calf Pendant, Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8106/puabis-lapis-lazuli--agate-beads-with-a-calf-penda/>.

## License & Copyright

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