Ribbed Bowl from Grave 5 at Nuzi | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1931.137
Title: Ribbed Bowl from Grave 5 at Nuzi
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 224-651 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nuzi (Mesopotamia)
Period: Sasanian period
Culture: Sasanian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292384

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Opaque pale olive-green glass
Technique: Mold-blown glass
Dimensions: 9.5 x 10.6 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Excavated from Grave 5 by the Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition, Yorghan Tepe, Iraq (1929), distributed; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1931.

Note: The original Field Catalogue number was “29.11.90,” or object 90 found in November, 1929.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1929-1930)
Accession Year: 1931
Object Number: 1931.137
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: A hemispherical ribbed bowl. The exterior ribbing begins approximately 2.4 cm below the rim and proceeds to the base of the vessel but does not continue along the bottom, which is concave. The interior is smooth. The bowl was discovered broken, and although the complete profile is preserved, a small fragment of the rim is missing.

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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