Effigy Vessel

33-22-55

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iran | Tepe Hissar

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 33-22-55
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iran | Tepe Hissar
Archaeology Area Tepe Hissar, CF 47 X 2, Plot Record #7
Locus Period III C
Period Hissar IIIc
Date Made c 2400 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Gray ware, dark gray slip. Human torso with prominent breasts. Arms extended sidewise. Flat base. Short cylindrical neck, partially broken.

Height 10 cm
Width 11.2 cm
Thickness 5 cm
Credit Line Persian Expedition; Erich Schmidt, 1933
Other Number H2790 - Field No SF

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