1931.154: Glazed Terracotta Wall-nail Plate from Nuzi, Stratum II
Architectural Elements
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1931.154
- Title
- Glazed Terracotta Wall-nail Plate from Nuzi, Stratum II
- Classification
- Architectural Elements
- Work Type
- architectural element
- Date
- 1500-1350 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nuzi (Mesopotamia)
- Period
- Mitannian period
- Culture
- Hurrian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292359
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 28 cm (2 9/16 x 11 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue Entry: Unknown
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1929-1930)
- Accession Year
- 1931
- Object Number
- 1931.154
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Circular plate with central shaft. A wall plate would be affixed to a mudbrick wall by a single ceramic spike (see 1931.155). The face of the plate is a decorative element; here, it consists of a plain, raised inner surface (21.0 cm in diameter) and an outer ring with rounded knobs (c. 2.5 cm in diameter). All the decorative elements of this face retain faded green-blue glaze. The flat back of the plate and interior of the central shaft are unglazed, except for a few drips. Restored at the Fogg Art Museum in 2007.
Verification Level
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