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Alabaster miniature vessels
Details
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Material
Stone
Country of Origin
Iraq
Credit
Bowl [B17134]. Courtesy of the Penn Museum
Caption
Import restricted since 1990, section II.F.2 of 2008 designated list.
Size: 10-15 cm in diameter
Date: Neolithic (c. 6800-5500 BC)
Alabaster miniature vessels date to the late Neolithic period. Forms include small bowls, plates, cups, anthropomorphized jars, and complex forms of unknown purpose.
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