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Decorated cup
By the end of the 19th century, international museums purchased painted earthenware from northeastern Iran. It was not until 1925, however, that the site of Tepe Hissar, near Damghan, was recognised as their place of origin. In 1931-1932, the University of Pennsylvania excavated this site for the first time, and studied the local stratigraphy. This small cup is characteristic for the oldest phase …
Contributors
- Iranian
Subject
- Archaeological artifact
- archaeological objects
Type of item
- Vessel (container)
- Collection Iran
Date
- -3500/-3001
Contributors
- Iranian
Subject
- Archaeological artifact
- archaeological objects
Type of item
- Vessel (container)
- Collection Iran
Date
- -3500/-3001
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Royal Museums of Art and History
Places
- Geographical Reference > Asia > Near and Middle East > Iran > Semnan (province) > Tepe Hisar
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire/93717
- IR.0423
- 93717
Extent
- Dimensions H x D: 8.0 x 9.7 cm
Format
- Earthenware (material)
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
Providing country
- Belgium
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-10-30T19:11:00.869Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-09-30T13:52:53.718Z