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36-6-318

From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 36-6-318
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Archaeology Area Level XIII
Locus Level XIII | Tepe Gawra, 4 Q [8 P]
Period Gawra XIII
Date Made 4500-4400 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Hard brown ware, drab light brown slip. Globular body, straight-sided neck expanding to rim; 2 loop handles connecting neck and shoulder. Bistre painted decoration on neck in zigzag line, on the body in horizontal bands enclosing a zigzag line, and on handles in short cross strokes. Handmade.

Credit Line American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1936
Other Number G5-1726 - Field No SF

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