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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
1934,0210.300
Description
Two fragments from rim of large hemispherical pottery bowl decorated with painted horizontal double bucrania on outside; broken in antiquity, drilled and repaired with bitumen mastic.
Cultures/periods
Halaf
Production date
6000BC-5000BC
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Professor Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Arpachiyah
Materials
pottery
bitumen
Ware
Halaf
Technique
painted
drilled
Dimensions
Length:
4 inches
Width:
6 inches
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair; in two pieces and incomplete.
Subjects
mammal
Acquisition date
1934
Department
Middle East
Registration number
1934,0210.300