Object Number | 31-51-592 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Billa |
Period | Billa VII |
Date Made | 2900-2800 BCE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Chalice Ware |
Description | Sherd on exhibit 1968: Fine buff paste with no visible temper. Matte surface decorated with brown matte paint. Sherd from thick-walled "chalice." Two thick annular bands at top, beneath a closely packed row of birds with short thick bodies, long necks and beaks. Short "running" legs. |
Credit Line | American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tell Billa, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1931 |
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