© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Tripod-Footed Mortar

AAT Object Form/Functionmortars (grinding tools)

Place ExcavatedJericho, Palestine, Asia

PeriodEarly Bronze Age - Middle Bronze Age

Date3300-1600 BCE

MediumBasalt

Credit LineJericho Excavations, 1952-1958

Dimensions2 7/8 x 7 3/16 in. (7.3 x 18.3 cm)

Object number1955.134

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - March 2004
The Carlos as Catalyst: The Transformation of the Museum at Emory, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University, January 18 - May 31, 2019

ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jericho, Palestine.

Status

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