Jar

2nd millennium BCE

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Title: Jar
Period: Middle–Late Bronze Age
Date: 2nd millennium BCE
Geography: Northern Iran
Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Warren A. Silver, 1954
Object Number: 54.55.10
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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