Shouldered Beaker from the fire chamber of kiln W3 at Nuzi, Stratum VII
VesselsHurrian2nd millennium BCE

Shouldered Beaker from the fire chamber of kiln W3 at Nuzi, Stratum VII

c. 1500 BCE

Description

Light-colored shouldered beaker with narrow foot. Small rounded body and long tapered neck. Slightly flared rim, which was partially restored in 1998 at the Fogg Art Museum. The bright, clean appearance suggests short-term use.

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Wheel-made
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Hurrian
Period
Mitannian period
Century
2nd millennium BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue #29.11.29 (November 1929, object 29)

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