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vessel
Object Type
vessel
Museum number
OA+.2168
Description
Sherd (neck. with lug handle). Small splashware jar, with green and amber glaze, and double torus moulded ridge below neck, and inverted rim. Broken into three and mended.
Cultures/periods
Abbasid dynasty
Production date
10thc-11thc
Production place
Made in:
Samarra
, probably al-Kurah
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Samarra
, Shabbah al-Hamri, above the Parthian cemetary.
Materials
pottery
Ware
splashware
Technique
glazed
slipped
Dimensions
Thickness:
0.50 - 0.60 centimetres
Diameter:
9 centimetres
Height:
8 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Herzfeld Sketchbook II / Excavation of Samarra' (Iraq): Finds, Sketchbook II
(page 39.)
Location
Not on display
Department
Middle East
Registration number
OA+.2168
Additional IDs
Excavation/small finds number:
I.-N.480
(Herzfeild, Find number.)