Sumerian Headdress


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2600–2500 B.C.; Sumerian
Excavated at "King's Grave," Royal Tombs of Ur, Mesopotamia
Metropolitan Museum of Art


This headdress has gold leaves separated by lapis lazuli and carnelian beads. It was found on the forehead of one of the female attendants in the tomb. The other attendants wore necklaces of gold and lapis lazuli, gold hair ribbons, and silver hair rings. Gold, silver, lapis, and carnelian were not natural to Mesopotamia. This is indicative of the wealth of Sumeria and that a sophisticated system of trade extended far beyond the river valley.

 

 

 

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