Spouted Vessel

2700 BC - 2350 BC
Copper
Khafajah
23.5 cm x 9.7 cm (rim) diam.
A12439

Oriental Institute Museum

Spouted Vessel

This spouted vessel is made of a copper alloy. It was found in the Sin Temple at Khafajah, where it may have been used to pour libations to the gods.

Collected by

Henri Frankfort, Field Director of the Iraq Expedition
Excavated by The Oriental Institute 1933-1934



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Suggested Readings

Hunter, Erica. First Civilizations: Cultural Atlas for Young People. New York: Facts on File, 1994.

Kramer, Samuel Noah. Cradle of Civilization. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1967.

Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.