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Object Number:33-15-728
Current Location: Middle East Galleries
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Provenience: Iran
Tepe Hissar
Archaeology Area: DF19X2
Locus: DF 19x2
Plot Record #19
Period: Hissar III
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Copper
Length: 15.2 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Credit Line:Persian Expedition; Erich Schmidt, 1933
Other Number:H170 - Field No SF

Description

Cross shaped; the upright pierced; thin, round in section; bearing on its top the figure of a bird; the cross piece is flat and terminates in problematical figures. When found the lower part was blackened by charred matter in pottery vessel 33-15-731 in which it was found.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Exploring Iran: The Photography of Erich F. Schmidt, 1930-1940 (02 Oct 2007 - 09 Dec 2007) View Objects in Exhibition
Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Article] 1933. "A Reconstruction of a Burial from Persia". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 4. no. 4. pg. 112-115 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 112, pl. XView Objects related to this Actual Citation

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