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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