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| Object Number: | 37-16-181 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Tepe Gawra |
| Archaeology Area: | Level XII |
| Locus: | Level XII Tepe Gawra, 6 V |
| Period: | Gawra XII |
| Date Made: | 4400-4200 BCE |
| Early Date: | -4400 |
| Late Date: | -4200 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Obsidian |
| Length: | 12.4 cm |
| Width: | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1937 |
| Other Number: | G6-304 - Field No SF |
Description
Obsidian. Double cutting edge; bulb of percussion at one end; point missing.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Rothman, Mitchell S. 2002. Tepe Gawra: the Evolution of a Small, Prehistoric Center in Northern Iraq.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. pg. xxii, 494 p. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 310/ Cat. 163 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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