essay

Third-millennium BC glass, frit and faience objects

Excavations at Tell Brak2 • Published In 2001 • Pages: 217-219

By: Oates, Joan.

Abstract
Oates describes the two glass objects, including a glazed quartz item that may have been used as a burnisher; and the frit and faience items such as beads, vessel fragments, cylinder seals, glazed tile, buttons, and amulets. Numerous figures that illustrate the various objects described can be found in eHRAF document number 43.
Subjects
Ceramic technology
Ornament
General tools
Visual arts
tradition
Akkadian
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2008
Field Date
1976-1993 (14 field seasons)
Coverage Date
Akkadian
Coverage Place
Tell Brak, Syria
Notes
Joan Oates
For bibliographical references see document 13: Oates
LCCN
00303945
LCSH
Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian/Excavations (Archaeology) Iraq/Mitanni (Ancient kingdom)/Dayr al-Zawr (Syria) Antiquities