Small Cup from Nuzi "Baker's House" Room G5, Stratum III
1500-1350 BCE
Description
Small thin-walled (0.3 cm) cup with flaring rim and slightly concave foot. Light gray to yellowish terracotta. Rim incomplete. Foot slightly broken. Evidence of burning visible inside and out.
Dimensions
7.8 x 6.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue # 29.11.76 (November 1929, object 76)
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