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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.147
Title
Shouldered Beaker from the fire chamber of kiln W3 at Nuzi, Stratum VII
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1500 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nuzi (Mesopotamia)
Period
Mitannian period
Culture
Hurrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292042

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue #29.11.29 (November 1929, object 29)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1929-1930)
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.147
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Light-colored shouldered beaker with narrow foot. Small rounded body and long tapered neck. Slightly flared rim, which was partially restored in 1998 at the Fogg Art Museum. The bright, clean appearance suggests short-term use.

Exhibition History

  • Nuzi and the Hurrians, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Cambridge, 04/01/1998 - 05/01/2008

Verification Level

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