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Potsherd - probably chalice pedestal fragment, white on burnished black
Potsherd - probably chalice pedestal fragment, white on burnished black
Object Number 39-98-60/6063
Display Title Potsherd - probably chalice pedestal fragment, white on burnished black
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic body sherd, black burnished ware with white linear design
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Date ca. 3000 BC
Culture
  • Late Mersin Chalcolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Turkey / Cilicia / <County> / <City> / Mersin Huyuk
Asia / Turkey / Cilicia / <County> / <City> / Souk Su Huyuk
Asia / Turkey / Cilicia / <County> / <City> / Yumuk Tepe
Intrasite Level 12
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm (2 13/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-98-60/6063; Mersin/ M38/ 112 XII

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