Pull-Toy

2350 BC - 2100 BC
Clay
Tell Asmar
16.5 cm x 18 cm x 20 cm
A8911

Oriental Institute Museum

Artifact Description

Pull-Toy

Found in a temple, this hollow, baked clay vessel with a ram's head spout is thought to have been used as a pull-toy.

Collected by

Henri Frankfort, Field Director of the Iraq Expedition
Excavated by The Oriental Institute 1931-1932

Multimedia

Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
What was life like in ancient Mesopotamia? Find out in this video featuring Oriental Institute Assyriologist Dr. Martha Roth.

An Ancient Pull-Toy
Did you know that ancient Mesopotamian children played with toys? Here's one you might find interesting.

Suggested Readings

Hunter, Erica. First Civilizations: Cultural Atlas for Young People. New York: Facts on File, 1994.

Kramer, Samuel Noah. Cradle of Civilization. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1967.

Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.

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