Stan Parchin, Senior Correspondent for Museums and Special Exhibitions, has assembled an image gallery of art and artifacts from the Royal Tombs of Ur: Ancient Treasures from Modern Iraq exhibition for our viewing pleasure. Here he walks us through them and offers descriptions of each.
"Royal Tombs of Ur: Ancient Treasures from Modern Iraq" is on view from February 22 through August 13, 2006 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, One Hermann Circle Drive, Houston, TX 77030 (Telephone: 713-639-4629; Website: www.hmns.org). The exhibition is open Monday and Wednesday to Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Admission is $9.00 for adults and $8.00 for senior citizens (62 years of age and over), college students with valid identification cards and children ages 3 to 11.
Click here for a review of the special exhibition.
Special thanks to Erin Blatzer of the Houston Museum of Natural Science for the additional images from the exhibition.
"Royal Tombs of Ur: Ancient Treasures from Modern Iraq" is on view from February 22 through August 13, 2006 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, One Hermann Circle Drive, Houston, TX 77030 (Telephone: 713-639-4629; Website: www.hmns.org). The exhibition is open Monday and Wednesday to Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Admission is $9.00 for adults and $8.00 for senior citizens (62 years of age and over), college students with valid identification cards and children ages 3 to 11.
Click here for a review of the special exhibition.
Special thanks to Erin Blatzer of the Houston Museum of Natural Science for the additional images from the exhibition.
Images 1-11 of 11
- Reconstruction of the Burial Scene of a King© University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Ram in the Thicket (or Ram Caught in a Thicket)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Wreath (Mesopotamian, ca. 2650-2550 B.C.)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Wreath (2) (Mesopotamian, ca. 2650-2550 B.C.)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Wreath (3) (Mesopotamian, ca. 2650-2550 B.C.)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Great Lyre from the "King's Grave" (front panel)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Great Lyre from the "King's Grave" (detail: front panel)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Gold Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich EggImage © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Dagger (Mesopotamian, ca. 2550-2400 B.C.)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Tumbler (Mesopotamian, ca. 2650-2550 B.C.)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
- Tumbler (detail: bottom) (Mesopotamian, ca. 2650-2550 B.C.)Image © University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Used with permission.
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