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Pitcher from Nuzi Room F18, late period Stratum
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Plain, unspouted pitcher of reddish terracotta. Slight gutter rim interior. A narrow tapered neck rises from a slightly raised collar on the shoulder. Flat base.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe Iraq; Original Field Catalogue #29.12.76 (December 1929 object 76)
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1929-1930)
Title: Pitcher from Nuzi Room F18, late period Stratum
Description:
Plain, unspouted pitcher of reddish terracotta.
Slight gutter rim interior.
A narrow tapered neck rises from a slightly raised collar on the shoulder.
Flat base.
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