ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Inscribed Brick
AAT Object Techniquesun-dried brick
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
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, 2018ProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
2900-2350 BCE
4000-2000 BCE
4000-2000 BCE
4000-2000 BCE
4000-2000 BCE
4000-2000 BCE
4000-2000 BCE
3000-600 BCE
