Glass Negative F-4616 from 3/8/67 The Headdress of Puabi |
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Shown as Positive F-4616 from 3/8/67 The Headdress of Puabi |
PAN Piper TP148 from 1968 |
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Sir Leonard Woolley excavated the
Royal Cemetery at Ur, in Iraq from 1921 to about 1934. This was
where the Headdress of Lady Puabi or Queen Shub-Ab, depending on
which book you read, was found. Ur was in Shinar an ancient area of
Mesopotamia which was also reputed to be the site of 'The
Tower Of Babel'
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PAN 200 from 1952
Cover Artist Wilding |
PAN 200 from 1955
Cover Artist Sax |
PAN 0330 263226 from 1982
Cover is one of the 'Double Dagger' series |
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Sir Leonard Woolley's assistant was
archaeologist Max Mallowan. Mallowen met Agatha Christie at the
excavations of Ur and later married her. Her book 'Murder in
Mesopotamia' is based on her experiences at the site. The murder
victim in the novel is Louise Leidner who was based on Katharine
Woolley, Sir Leonard's wife who was not well liked, Described as a
'demanding woman' Katharine Woolley's first husband Bertram Keeling
supposedly committed suicide by drinking poison on the steps of 'The
Great Pyramid' on their honeymoon. |
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Pelican A27 from 1938 |
King Penguin K25 from 1946 |
Penguin 1099 from 1959 |