1931.162.8: Wine Cup from Nuzi Residential Building Room N358, Stratum II
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1931.162.8
- Title
- Wine Cup from Nuzi Residential Building Room N358, Stratum II
- 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/292313
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Wheel-made
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 5.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue #28.12.572 (December 1928, object 572)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition
- Accession Year
- 1931
- Object Number
- 1931.162.8
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Small footed cup of light greenish-gray terracotta. An incised groove appears near the center of the concave body. The underside of the base is slightly concave. Broken rim. Foot severely chipped.
Verification Level
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