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1. "Worm" bowl 2.6 in. (6.6 cm)

Date:
-1400 - -1100
ca. 14th–12th century BC
Extent:
2.6 in. (6.6 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Iran
Dinkha Tepe
Time period:
Iron Age I

2. Alabastron 4.72 in. (11.99 cm)

Date:
-500 - -500
ca. mid-1st millennium B.C.
Extent:
4.72 in. (11.99 cm)
Medium:
Glass
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia

3. Alabastron 5.31 in. (13.49 cm)

Date:
-500 - -500
ca. mid-1st millennium B.C.
Extent:
5.31 in. (13.49 cm)
Medium:
Glass
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia

4. Alabastron 15.5 in. (39.37 cm)

Date:
-2 - -2
ca. 2nd century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
Extent:
15.5 in. (39.37 cm)
Medium:
Alabaster
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
said to be from Ctesiphon
Time period:
Parthian

6. Animal-headed rhyton 7.17 in. (18.21 cm)

Date:
-1000 - -1
1st millennium B.C.
Extent:
7.17 in. (18.21 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Northwestern Iran, Caspian region
Time period:
Iron Age

7. Anthropomorphic vessel 16.5 in. (41.91 cm)

Date:
-900 - -600
ca. 9th–7th century B.C.
Extent:
16.5 in. (41.91 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Northwestern Iran
Time period:
Iron Age II-III

8. Barrel jug 3.5 in. (8.89 cm)

Date:
-725 - -600
ca. late 8th–7th century B.C.
Extent:
3.5 in. (8.89 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic, paint
Geographic region:
Levant
Lachish (modern Tell ed-Duweir)
Time period:
Iron Age II

9. Base sherd 1.57 in. (3.99 cm)

Date:
-5000 - -2000
5th–3rd millennium B.C.
Extent:
1.57 in. (3.99 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Iran
Nishapur
Time period:
Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age

10. Basin 6 in. (15.24 cm)

Date:
200 - 699
ca. 3rd–7th century A.D.
Extent:
6 in. (15.24 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Iran
Qasr-i Abu Nasr
Time period:
Sasanian

11. Basin fragments 2.48 x 4.37 in. (6.3 x 11.1 cm)

Date:
-900 - -800
ca. 9th century B.C.
Extent:
2.48 x 4.37 in. (6.3 x 11.1 cm)
Medium:
Bronze, iron
Geographic region:
Iran
Hasanlu
Time period:
Iron Age II

14. Beak-spouted jug 4.72 in. (11.99 cm)

Date:
-100 - 100
ca. 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Extent:
4.72 in. (11.99 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Iran
Shahr-i Qumis (ancient Hecatompylos)
Time period:
Parthian

15. Beaker 3.9 in. (9.91 cm)

Date:
-2500 - -2350
ca. mid-3rd millennium B.C.
Extent:
3.9 in. (9.91 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
Tell Taya
Time period:
Early Bronze Age

16. Beaker 3.74 in. (9.5 cm)

Date:
-2000 - -1900
ca. 2000–1900 B.C.
Extent:
3.74 in. (9.5 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Iran
Yarim Tepe
Time period:
Middle Bronze Age

17. Beaker 3.78 x 3.31 in. (9.6 x 8.41 cm)

Date:
-1600 - -1600
ca. 1600 B.C.
Extent:
3.78 x 3.31 in. (9.6 x 8.41 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
Tell al-Rimah
Time period:
Mitanni (?)

18. Beaker 4.41 in. (11.2 cm)

Date:
-2600 - -2350
ca. mid-3rd millennium B.C.
Extent:
4.41 in. (11.2 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
Tell Taya
Time period:
Early Bronze Age

19. Beaker 4.49 in. (11.4 cm)

Date:
-900 - -800
ca. 9th century B.C.
Extent:
4.49 in. (11.4 cm)
Medium:
Faience, glaze
Geographic region:
Iran
Hasanlu
Time period:
Iron Age II

20. Beaker 4.87 in. (12.37 cm)

Date:
-2500 - -2000
ca. 2400-2170 B.C.
Extent:
4.87 in. (12.37 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Iran
Tepe Hissar
Time period:
Early Bronze Age

21. Beaker 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Date:
-3100 - -2900
ca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Extent:
5 in. (12.7 cm)
Medium:
Marble
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
Time period:
Jemdet Nasr

22. Beaker 5.94 in. (15.09 cm)

Date:
-1000 - -800
ca. 10th–9th century B.C.
Extent:
5.94 in. (15.09 cm)
Medium:
Bronze
Geographic region:
Western Iran
Time period:
Iron Age II

23. Beaker 7.01 x 4.84 in. (17.81 x 12.29 cm)

Date:
-1300 - -1000
ca. 1300–1000 B.C.
Extent:
7.01 x 4.84 in. (17.81 x 12.29 cm)
Medium:
Ceramic
Geographic region:
Iran
Dinkha Tepe
Time period:
Iron Age I

24. Beaker 7.36 in. (18.69 cm)

Date:
-1000 - -800
ca. 10th–9th century B.C.
Extent:
7.36 in. (18.69 cm)
Medium:
Bronze
Geographic region:
Iran or Mesopotamia
Time period:
Iron Age