1931.150: Shouldered Beaker from Well in Room R96 of Palace of Nuzi, Stratum II
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1931.150
- Title
- Shouldered Beaker from Well in Room R96 of Palace of Nuzi, Stratum II
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1500-1350 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nuzi (Mesopotamia)
- Period
- Mitannian period
- Culture
- Hurrian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292056
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Wheel-made
- Dimensions
- 18.2 x 8.4 cm (7 3/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1928-1929)
- Accession Year
- 1931
- Object Number
- 1931.150
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Shouldered, light yellowish terracotta beaker with narrow foot. The tapered body bears four dimples, or slight depressions, set apart from one another at fairly regular intervals. Minor chip in foot.
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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