Jar

35-1-233

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 35-1-233
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area JNG 343
Period Jemdet Nasr
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic | Paint
Technique Painted
Description

Buff ware, cream slip. Flattened base, carinated body, constricted neck, overhanging rim (damaged). Type JN. Red painted design of filled and cross-hatched triangles surmounted by horizontal and vertical bands on shoulder; lower part of jar completely painted.

Height 12.9 cm
Outside Diameter 16.6 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1935
Other Number U.20025 - Field No SF

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