Strainer
2000 BC - 1800 BC
Clay
Tell Asmar
6.3 cm x 16.5 cm diam.
Clay
Tell Asmar
6.3 cm x 16.5 cm diam.
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Discussion Questions
Use the questions provided to guide your examination of the artifact.
What tools do you think were needed to produce strainers such as this one?
In what ways is this strainer similar to the beer-drinking straw?
In what other ways might this strainer have been used?