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The lapis lazuli discs were carved and polished. They have two perforations through their diameter. They display a flat surface and a grooved circumflex. Each disc is surrounded by a single hammered gold ring with eight perforations. These might well have been attached to material, clothing, or perhaps the fringe of a canopy. Early Dynastic Period, circa 2600 BCE. 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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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, February 21). Lapis Lazuli Discs with Gold Rings from Ur. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8119/lapis-lazuli-discs-with-gold-rings-from-ur/
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