The Ubaid period is a prehistoric period of Mesopotamia. The name derives from Tell al-'Ubaid where the earliest large excavation of Ubaid period material was conducted initially in 1919 by Henry Hall and later by Leonard Woolley.
Ubaid 0-1; pottery; Godin Tepe; Oriental Institute Museum
Ubaid 0-1; footed bowl; Godin Tepe; Oriental Institute Museum
Ubaid 2; pottery; Oriental Institute Museum
Northern Ubaid; pottery; Tepe Gawra; Oriental Institute Museum
Tell al-'Ubaid is a low, relatively small tell west of nearby Ur in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate. Most of the remains are from the Chalcolithic Ubaid period, for which Tell al-'Ubaid is the type site, with an Early Dynastic temple and cemetery at the highest point. It was a cult center for the goddess Ninhursag.
Tell al-'Ubaid
Stone statue of Kurlil, Early Dynastic III, 2500 BC Tell Al-'Ubaid
Parts of mosaic columns from the entrance to the Temple of Ninhursag at Tell al-'Ubaid, Iraq, 2800-2600 BCE. Iraq Museum
Recumbent cow, part of a frieze once decorated the facade of the Temple of Ninhursag at Tell al-'Ubaid, Iraq, 2800-2600 BCE. Iraq Museum