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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.139
Title
Nuzi Ware Beaker from the Service Section Corridor R95, Stratum II
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1500 BCE-1300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nuzi (Mesopotamia)
Period
Mitannian period
Culture
Hurrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292041

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
10.7 x 8.2 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue #28.11.101 (November 1928, object 101)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1928-1929)
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.139
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
White painted floral and geometric designs on black glaze over gray ware. The paint on one side is extremely faded and worn. Fragmentary but restored in 1950 at the Fogg by Rutherford Gettens.

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