Sherd

31-51-592

From: Iraq | Billa

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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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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