Pigment
37-16-328
From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 37-16-328 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Tepe Gawra |
| Archaeology Area | Level XIII |
| Locus | Al 'Ubaid Period |
| Period | Gawra XIII |
| Date Made | 4500-4400 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Red Ocher |
| Description | Vial of lumpy red powder. Contains: iron, small amount of aluminum and silica or clay. Red ocher contaminated with siliceous material or clay. |
| Credit Line | American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1937 |
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