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Lid

ca. 7th–6th century BCE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lid
  • Period: Iron Age III
  • Date: ca. 7th–6th century BCE
  • Geography: Iran, Sé Girdan
  • Culture: Iran
  • Medium: Ceramic
  • Dimensions: 0.98 in. (2.49 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Adelaide Milton de Groot Fund, in memory of the de Groot and Hawley families, 1970
  • Object Number: 1975.362.1
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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