Sherd

Cult Object (uncertain)

36-6-414

From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 36-6-414
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Archaeology Area Level XII
Locus Level XII | Tepe Gawra, 4 M [10 P]
Period Gawra XII
Date Made 4400-4200 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Light brown ware with greenish slip on both surfaces. Fragment of cult object (?). Short horizontal rim projecting in interior; immediately below is part of a triangular window the edges formed by small applique pellets; impressed rosettes around window on both surfaces; above window is applique band with incised decoration.

Credit Line American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1936
Other Number G3,4 OR 5 - Field Number | 880 - Field No SF

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