Jar
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
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 |
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