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This group was found (together with the gold antelopes amulet) on Puabi's arm inside her grave. Puabi was a Semitic Akkadian woman from Ur, c. 2600 BCE, possibly a queen or priestess. Early Dynastic Period. From the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Southern 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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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, February 23). Puabi's Gold and Lapis Lazui Fish Amulets, Ur. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8111/puabis-gold-and-lapis-lazui-fish-amulets-ur/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Puabi's Gold and Lapis Lazui Fish Amulets, Ur." World History Encyclopedia, February 23, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8111/puabis-gold-and-lapis-lazui-fish-amulets-ur/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Puabi's Gold and Lapis Lazui Fish Amulets, Ur." World History Encyclopedia, 23 Feb 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8111/puabis-gold-and-lapis-lazui-fish-amulets-ur/.
