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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.244
Title
Black Bowl
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 3000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia
Period
Early Dynastic III period
Culture
Sumerian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/72348

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
Height: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Diameter: 11.5 cm (4 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carol Hebb and Alan Feldbaum
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.244
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Sumerian black stone bowl. Heavy and quite thick. Exterior is decorated with plain band at rim and fluted pattern below to base. The interior is smooth. Object is reconstructed from nine fragments and is mostly complete, with small chip visible on the rim.

Verification Level

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