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Core-Formed Vessel with Blue Background and Yellow, Turquoise and Red Decoration

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Everted, uneven rim; narrow, cylindrical neck; rounded, sloping shoulder; ovoid body; small circular base knob with rounded edge. Two opaque handles attached from neck (just below the rim) to shoulder; red thread on the inside of the rim; yellow thread laid on top of the rim; yellow thread starts just below the rim and forms a spiral trail all the way around the upper body; below this is a zigzag pattern with two yellow and one light blue thread; just below that, on the lower part of the middle body, are two yellow threads that form two horizontal lines; the base knob is covered with one yellow thread. No residue; part of the rim and part of the upper body is missing. Some cracks seem to have been restored (glued).

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  • Title: Core-Formed Vessel with Blue Background and Yellow, Turquoise and Red Decoration
  • Registration Number: 1907.66.2
  • Object Type: Pre-Roman
  • Dimensions: Height: 7.3 cm., Diameter (rim): 2.9 cm., Diameter (base knob): 1.1 cm., Thickness (rim): 0.3 cm.
  • Date Range: 6th - 5th century BC
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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