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Hair ribbon
Period: Early Dynastic IIIa
Date: ca. 2600-2500 B.C.
Geography: Mesopotamia, Ur (modern Tell al-Muqayyar)
Culture: Sumerian
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 0.31 x 11.5 in. (0.79 x 29.21 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Provenance: 1927-1928, excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley on behalf of the Joint Expedition of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania and the British Museum; ceded to the University Museum in the division of finds; acquired by the Museum in 1933, purchased from the University Museum.