Sherd

35-8-567

From: Iran | Murteza Gerd

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 35-8-567
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Murteza Gerd
Archaeology Area BB 10, R1, exc. D: 70.75-70.25
Period Hissar IA | Hissar IB | Hissar III
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic | Paint
Technique Painted
Description

This red ware rim sherd may have a slip; it has a mottled red to orange color, possibly due to firing conditions. It also has dark red-brown painted decoration in the form of two squares connected and their corners and filled with crosshatching. Curved lines extend from the other corners.

Credit Line The Boston Museum of Fine Arts / University Museum Expedition to Rayy; Erich F. Schmidt 1934
Other Number MG168/17 - Field No SF | UNK-NE-3717 - Found in Collection Number

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