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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