1500-1350 BCE
Simple, shallow bowl of buff to gray terracotta. Very slight curve to body. Shallow ring base. Ancient breaks have been repaired.
6.5 x 16.9 cm (2 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq
Buff pottery with brown encrustation
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