Tumulus grave SM Q 30 in As-Sabbiya – Mugheira (northern Kuwait). A report on the 2007–2008 investigations Cover Image

Tumulus grave SM Q 30 in As-Sabbiya – Mugheira (northern Kuwait). A report on the 2007–2008 investigations
Tumulus grave SM Q 30 in As-Sabbiya – Mugheira (northern Kuwait). A report on the 2007–2008 investigations

Author(s): Andrzej Reiche
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Bronze Age; burial mound; cairn / stone tumulus; Gulf; beads; shell ornaments; motherof- pearl/nacre; pearl; lapis lazuli; dotted-circles motif

Summary/Abstract: Tumulus grave SM Q 30 with its 600 beads and other adornments is, so far, one of the richest graves excavated in the As-Sabbiya region. The ornaments were made mainly of shell, motherof- pearl and soft stones, but two pierced pearls and a few lapis lazuli beads were also present. The burial also evidenced a rare form of burial rites. The dating of the grave to the Bronze Age is based on the presence of a dotted circles motif carved on a mother-of-pearl pendant.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: XXII
  • Page Range: 528-541
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English