Bowl

31-17-11

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-11
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area Pit F, sq. C4, level 9.25m
Locus PFT, C 4 - 875
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Technique Glazed
Description

Glazed frit. Found at depth of 28 ft. from surface not later than 3200 B.C. in a pit PFT. Early Jemdet Nasr perido. Is the oldest glazed vase in Mesopotamia.

UE IV: bowl of blue-glazed frit

Height 6.2 cm
Outside Diameter 9.9 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.14908 - Field No SF | P270345 - CDLI Number

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