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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Inscribed Brick
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Inscribed Brick

Possible OriginKuwait, Asia
Possible OriginIraq, Asia
CultureSumerian
PeriodMiddle Bronze Age
Date2000-1900 BCE
MediumClay, straw
Credit LineGift of Richard and Donna Curtiss
Dimensions7 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (19.7 x 16.5 x 5.4 cm)
Object number2010.049.011
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018
ProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art