Wine Cup from Nuzi Residential Building Room N358, Stratum II

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
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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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