Shouldered Beaker from Nuzi Room F23, Stratum II
1500-1350 BCE
Description
Shouldered, light green-gray terracotta beaker with narrow foot. Very thin-walled (less than 0.2 cm). The length of the vessel's neck is almost equal to that of the tapered body, which bears four dimples, or slight depressions set apart from one another at fairly regular intervals. The underside of the foot is slightly concave. One edge of the foot is slightly broken.
Dimensions
12.2 x 2.9 cm (4 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue # 29.12.326 (December 1929, object 326)
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