Shouldered Beaker from Nuzi Room F23, Stratum II

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1931.144
Title: Shouldered Beaker from Nuzi Room F23, 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/292358

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: 12.2 x 2.9 cm (4 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue # 29.12.326 (December 1929, object 326)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1929-1930)
Accession Year: 1931
Object Number: 1931.144
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Shouldered, light green-gray terracotta beaker with narrow foot. Very thin-walled (less than 0.2 cm). The length of the vessel's neck is almost equal to that of the tapered body, which bears four dimples, or slight depressions set apart from one another at fairly regular intervals. The underside of the foot is slightly concave. One edge of the foot is slightly broken.

Verification Level

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