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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.151
Title
Bowl from Room I3 of Nuzi Stratum VII (or IV)
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/292300

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
6.5 x 16.9 cm (2 9/16 x 6 5/8 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
1931.151
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Simple, shallow bowl of buff to gray terracotta. Very slight curve to body. Shallow ring base. Ancient breaks have been repaired.

Verification Level

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