Cult Object

Eye-Idol

35-10-35

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 35-10-35
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Archaeology Area Level XI
Locus Tepe Gawra, 5 '0' [9 N]
Period Gawra XI
Date Made 4100-3900 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Hut Symbol
Description

Light red ware, cream slip on exterior. "Hut" symbol. Hollow bell-shaped body; thin rounded top with two holes.

Height 11 cm
Width 6.4 cm
Outside Diameter 6.4 cm
Credit Line American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1935
Other Number G4-630 - Field No SF

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