Penn Museum opens exhibitions of royal tombs treasures beginning August 28, 2007.
The late 1920s excavation of royal tombs at Ur, in southern Iraq, provided one of the most renowned discoveries in the history of archaeology.
Extravagant jewelry of gold, lapis-lazuli, and carnelian, cups of gold and silver, and extraordinary objects of art and culture were among the Mesopotamian treasures uncovered by renowned British archaeologist C. Leonard Woolley in a joint expedition by the British Museum and Penn Museum. The remarkable tombs opened the world's eyes to the full glory of ancient Sumerian culture (2600-2500 B.C.) at its zenith.
Penn Museum's display--the highlights of a 1990s exhibition which traveled around the country--features several objects, including a bull-headed lyre, one of the oldest musical instruments in the world; the famed, misnamed "Ram-Caught-in-the-Thicket" statuette (it is actually a goat); and the elaborate headdress of the Queen Puabi, as well as excavation photographs and text retelling the story of the famous expedition. -- www.museum.upenn.edu
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