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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
2004,1112.1754
Description
Wheel-thrown pottery bowl rim and base sherd. Flat base and inturned rim. Greenish buff fabric with high density small angular voids and low density channel voids. Low density small and medium sized grit inclusions.
Cultures/periods
Akkadian
Production date
2250BC-2150BC
Production place
Made in:
Brak (Syria)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Prof David Oates
Excavated by:
Dr Joan Oates
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Brak (Syria)
Materials
pottery
Technique
wheel-thrown
Dimensions
Diameter:
6 centimetres
(base)
Diameter:
17 centimetres
(rim)
Height:
6.60 centimetres
Thickness:
1 centimetres
Percentage:
54 centimetres
(base)
Percentage:
9 centimetres
(rim)
Bibliographic references
Oates, Oates, McDonald 2001 / Excavations at Tell Brak, Nagar in the third millennium BC
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair.
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Dr Joan Oates
Division of Finds:
Department of Antiquities, Syria
Acquisition date
2004
Department
Middle East
Registration number
2004,1112.1754