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Image Not Available for Sherd; body.
Sherd; body.
Image Not Available for Sherd; body.
Object Number 54-37-60/12938
Display Title Sherd; body.
Descriptions
Object Description Sherd type: body. Light buff, fine paste, burnished, decorated with broad band thick brown paint coming diagonally from the right meeting narrow line thin paint from left, following this are two sets medium width V shaped lines leaving very thin buff lines between, preserved side of outer set bounded by narrow line of thin paint, to left of this is arc of a circle with a section of a filling pattern, perhaps another circle, within, the heavy paint is shiny and some is raised and rough from overfiring.
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Susa I
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Iran / <State> / <County> / Susa / Susa
Intrasite Level S40

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