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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
127506
Description
Pottery bowl with flat base and high, slightly inturning sides; decorated with red painted wavy lines on exterior and one plain band on interior; repaired and restored.
Cultures/periods
Halaf
(early)
Production date
6000BC-5000BC
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Professor Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Arpachiyah
, with burial of early Tell Halaf period.
Materials
pottery
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Diameter:
9.25 inches
Height:
3.375 inches
Bibliographic references
Mallowan M E L & Rose J C 1935a / Excavations at Tall Arpachiyah, 1933
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair; repaired and restored.
Acquisition date
1934
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
127506
Registration number
1934,0210.6