1931.162.2: Al Ubaid Jar from Ga.Sur levels of Kudish Saghir, trench 16
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1931.162.2
- Title
- Al Ubaid Jar from Ga.Sur levels of Kudish Saghir, trench 16
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 3500-3200 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid period
- Culture
- Ubaid
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292057
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 9.9 cm (3 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Excavated from Kudish Saghir, located near Yorghan Tepe, Iraq
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition
- Accession Year
- 1931
- Object Number
- 1931.162.2
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- A globular jar with an everted rim. The exterior of the rim displays a solid red-brown color, and the upper body of the vessel is decorated with three bands of chevrons separated by reserved bands. A final, lower band of decoration appears to be a row of triangles.
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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