Cult Object
Eye-Idol
| Object Number: | 36-6-147 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Tepe Gawra |
| Archaeology Area: | Level XIa (likely) |
| Locus: | Level, perhaps XIa Tepe Gawra, 7 K [11 L] |
| Period: | Gawra XIa (uncertain) |
| Date Made: | 4200-4100 BCE |
| Early Date: | -4200 |
| Late Date: | -4100 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Terracotta |
| Iconography: | Hut Symbol |
| Height: | 12.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 11.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1936 |
| Other Number: | G5-1556 - Field No SF |
Description
Gritty grey-green ware. "Hut" symbol. Handmade.
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 |
| What In the World TV Program (01 Jan 1952 - 31 Dec 1952) | 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. 324/ Cat. 584 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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