Body Sherd

70-6-4C

From: Iran | Farukhabad

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 70-6-4C
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Farukhabad
Archaeology Area Excavation A Layer 3
Period Jemdet Nasr Period
Date Made 3000-2900 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Body sherd from thin fine vessel with very fine sand or grit temper. Surface color very pale brown (10YR 7/4)-salts? Core & interior pinl (7.5 YR 7/4). Design of brown oblique lines forming squares, perhaps enclosed by parallel lines. Dark brown paint. No close parallels in Wright, Johnson, 1973, LeBrun 1971 or Carter 1978).

Credit Line Gift of University of Michigan, 1970

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