Cult Object
Eye-Idol
35-10-35
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| 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 | ca 4300 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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