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Title
Jar, pyxis with lid
Contributor
Hanson, Frederick Mrs
Date Created and/or Issued
2700-2500 BCE
Early Bronze I
Early Bronze II
Publication Information
Claremont Graduate University. Institute for Antiquity and Christianity
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Antiquities of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity
Rights Information
Physical rights are retained by the institution. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws.
Description
A handmade clay jar/pyxis with a biconical body, tripod base, vertical rim, four lugs on shoulder at crosspoints, each with hole running through it vertically for hanging, in excellent condition. Lid has overlip with four vertical lugs at crosspoints, each pierced horizontally by a hole from inside to outside. Body is decorated with zig-zag band made of incised lines and dots between them, with a single incised pyramid over each lug. Lid is decorated with band of two lines with dots between that run around the circumference and cross over the top.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
aot00065
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aot/id/663
Subject
Yortan site (Turkey)
Middle East-Antiquities
Jars
Pyxides (personal use containers)
Clay
Slip (clay)
Turkey-Antiquities
Zigzags
Handmade
Pottery
Time Period
2700-2500 BCE
Early Bronze I
Early Bronze II
Place
Yortan, Anatolia
Source
Jar, pyxis with lid; clay, grey0black with silvery shiny specks, fine, hard, slip; height, 15.0 cm., diameter 15.0 cm.
Relation
Antiquities of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/aot

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