ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Pestle
AAT Object Form/Functionpestles
Place ExcavatedIraq, Asia
CultureMesopotamian
Date2nd Millennium BCE
MediumBlack granite
Credit LineGift of Richard and Donna Curtiss
Dimensions1 x 2 5/16 in. (2.5 x 5.9 cm)
Object number2010.049.131
ProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
Status
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- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
700-612 BCE
2nd Millennium BCE
1539-1077 BCE
1292-1077 BCE
1980-1760 BCE
1279-1213 BCE
722-332 BCE
2543-2120 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
8500-7000 BCE
8500-7000 BCE