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title: Headdress of One of Queen Puabi's Attendants
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8115/headdress-of-one-of-queen-puabis-attendants/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Headdress of One of Queen Puabi's Attendants

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

## Image File

[![Headdress of One of Queen Puabi's Attendants](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8115.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8115.jpg)

## Image Caption

This woman's headdress is composed of a double row of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads. Thirteen [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) leaf-shaped pendants are attached to the beads. The leaves appear to be polar leaves or leaves of the sissoo, or Indian rosewood tree. This jewellery was part of a headdress worn by one of Queen Puabi's attendants and was found inside Puabi's [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/). [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, circa 2600 BCE. From the Royal Cemetery at [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/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 22). Headdress of One of Queen Puabi's Attendants. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8115/headdress-of-one-of-queen-puabis-attendants/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Headdress of One of Queen Puabi's Attendants." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 22, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8115/headdress-of-one-of-queen-puabis-attendants/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Headdress of One of Queen Puabi's Attendants." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8115/headdress-of-one-of-queen-puabis-attendants/>.

## License & Copyright

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