Accession No

1936.126 B


Description

Body sherd from a container. Made up of a red fabric and black pigment painted on the exterior showing 'Bukranium' designs in a naturalistic style.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Arpachiyah; Tepe Reshwa


Period

Early Halaf Stage I


Source

British Museum [donor]; Mallowan, Max Edgar Lucien [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1936.126 B; ?JM [?Excavation No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Interior of sherd is marked in pencil "JM-", the rest of the marking is indecipherable.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1933 by Max Mallowan, sponsored by the British Museum and the British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
Event Date 1933
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (References)
Mallowan, M.E.L. and Cruikshank Rose, J. (1935). ‘Excavations at Tall Arpachiyah, 1933', Iraq, 2. pp. 1-178.
Event Date 1935
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1936.126 A-B: ''Bukranium' designs on pottery of the Tell Halaf Period. (Earliest) Stage I. The Bukranium is drawn vertically in a naturalistic style.'
Event Date 1936
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Display)
Previously on display in archaeology gallery, case 62, Clarke Gallery, 1984-2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Sherd showing 'Bukranium' designs.
Event Date 22/3/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Body sherd from a container. Made up of a red fabric and black pigment painted on the exterior showing 'Bukranium' designs in a naturalistic style.
Event Date 21/7/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth


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