Wine Cup from Nuzi Residential Building Room N358, Stratum II
1500-1350 BCE
Description
Small footed cup of light greenish-gray terracotta. An incised groove appears near the center of the concave body. The underside of the base is slightly concave. Broken rim. Foot severely chipped.
Dimensions
6.6 x 5.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue #28.12.572 (December 1928, object 572)
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