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Fragment of a vase

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    Associated place
    Asia › Iraq › Nineveh (place of excavation)
    Asia › Iraq (possible place of creation)
    Asia › Syria (possible place of creation)
    Date
    c. 8th century AD (AD 701 - 800)
    Material and technique
    earthenware, unglazed, with stamped decoration
    Dimensions
    3.5 x 9.7 x 9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware
    Technique index
    decorated › stamped,
    formed › stamped
    Object type index
    container › vessel › vase
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Acquired following R. Campbell Thompson's excavations at Nineveh on behalf of the British Museum, 1932.
    Accession no.
    EA1932.1086.a

Glossary

earthenware

  • earthenware

    Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.

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    • First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East

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