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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
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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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