1931.162.7: Shouldered Beaker
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1931.162.7
- Title
- Shouldered Beaker
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1500-1350 BCE
- Period
- Mitannian period
- Culture
- Hurrian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292312
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Wheel-made
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 7.7 cm (5 1/16 x 3 1/16 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
- Accession Year
- 1931
- Object Number
- 1931.162.7
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Shouldered, light-colored terracotta beaker with narrow foot. The length of the vessel's neck is almost equal to that of the tapered body, which bears four dimples, or slight depressions, set apart from one another at fairly regular intervals. The underside of the base is slightly concave. The rim is chipped and cracked but repaired.
Verification Level
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