Context (Related Documents)
The Catalogue Cards note for many of the sherds the Period is El Ubaid. This has been added to the Period field but each individual sherd should be assessed as to if they re all from this period.
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Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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The Catalogue Cards seen with the objects not that the material comes from 'Dr Halls excavations at Tel Obeid and Abu Shahren 1919 for BM' both sites have been added to the Place field.
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Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Labels & Markings)
Objects are marked with what appears to be Fitzwilliam Museum accession numbers.
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Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Labels & Markings)
Objects are marked with their individual excavation numbers.
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Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Objects stores with their individual Fitzwilliam Catalogue Cards grouped into a booklet dated 1933.
Event Date 1931
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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A label from the original size 1 box in which the sherds were seen reads 'TEL OBEID pottery Barry Kemp? from O.S.'. This is currently stored with the sherds.
Event Date 3/3/2026
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
A group of 57 decorated ware sherds. Two of these come from the same larger piece. Decoration is in shades of brown and red and painted in various shapes and motifs including dots, stripes, cross hatching, plants and bird and incised grooves.
Event Date 3/3/2026
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson