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House-Shaped Offering Stand
ProvenanceNuzi
MediumCeramic (baked)
Dimensions36.5 x 22 x 21.5 cm
Label TextThis ceramic stand once held a bowl for offerings of oil or perhaps food. The house has windows (or doors), battlements around the roof, and roof beams at the corners. HMANE currently houses the expedition archives and thousands of artifacts from its expedition to Yorghan Tepe (ancient Nuzi), a site in modern-day Kirkuk, Iraq.
DescriptionOffering stand (or brazier?); in the form of a model house with a round chimney; incised decoration of circles; four window-like openings.Object number1930.13A.1
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