Clay Cup

7000 BC - 6000 BC
Clay
Jarmo
5.5 cm x 9.0 cm diam.
A66766

Oriental Institute Museum

Clay Cup

The pottery from the site of Jarmo, Iraq, was made by hand. More than half of the sherds recovered have outside surfaces decorated with a reddish paint or slip, comprised of wet clay. This is a rather crude example of a cup that has been restored from a number of small fragments.



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.