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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.142
Title
Small Cup from Nuzi "Baker's House" Room G5, Stratum III
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/292329

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
7.8 x 6.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue # 29.11.76 (November 1929, object 76)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1929-1930)
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.142
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Small thin-walled (0.3 cm) cup with flaring rim and slightly concave foot. Light gray to yellowish terracotta. Rim incomplete. Foot slightly broken. Evidence of burning visible inside and out.

Verification Level

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