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Sherd

Period:
Chalcolithic
Date:
5th–4th millennium B.C.
Geography:
Iran, Nishapur
Culture:
Iran
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
1.81 x 0.24 in. (4.6 x 0.61 cm)
Classification:
Ceramics-Vessels
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1938
Accession Number:
38.40.347
Not on view
1937, excavated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Iranian Expedition under a concession granted by the Council of Ministers, Iran, upon the recommendation of the Ministry of Education of Iran; title transferred to the Metropolitan Museum of Art pursuant to the concession.

Timelines
Iran, 8000-2000 B.C.

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