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Fragmentary handled weight
Near Eastern, Iranian
Early Dynastic Period
2800–2200 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chlorite
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number1972.874
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSlab which once had a curving handle and may have been used as a weight. One side is carved with a landscape picturing a reed hut and date palms amid patterns probably representing water and hills. The reverse features three similar dwellings, with mountains between.
Provenance1972, sold by Edward Safani, Safani Gallery, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 12, 1972)