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SHM 20563 MMLur 338 :: beaker

Object description: Sheet-metal, hammered. Beaker like 332 flat bottom, ring foot, on widely outward swung base, sharp carination to body from base, very concave walls/neck, sharply everted rim widens at mouth somewhat less than base, with square handle riveted on the top and bottom of one side.

Data elements
References (4)

Inventory number

SHM 20563 MMLur 338

Serie nummer

592

MM Lur

338

Object

beaker

Country - Findspot

Iran : Asia

Place - Findspot

Luristan

Region - Findspot

Lorestan

Material

Bronze; Metal

Material, Swedish

Brons

Exhibitions

Exhibition 1999

Acquisition

Bought by Prof. Ture Arne in Iran in 1932

Description

Sheet-metal, hammered. Beaker like 332 flat bottom, ring foot, on widely outward swung base, sharp carination to body from base, very concave walls/neck, sharply everted rim widens at mouth somewhat less than base, with square handle riveted on the top and bottom of one side.

Period

Late Bronze Age (1300-1100 BC) (2400 -2100)

Name - Acquired from

Arne, Ture J:son (1879-05-07 - 1965-08-02), archaeologist

Description: Ture Arne Johnson, born May 7, 1879 in Söderköping, died 2 August 1965, Swedish archaeologist.
PhD in Uppsala in 1914 with the thesis "La Suède et l'Orient, études sur les relations archéologiques de la Suède et de l'Orient pendant l'Age des Vikings". Arne's field of work was mainly the contacts between Scandinavia and the early Russia.
Source - http: collections.smvk.se
Source, Wikip. - is desc. by: sv.wikipedia.org
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org

Statens Historiska museum

Source - http: www.historiska.se, collections.smvk.se
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org

Exhibition - Previously

Främre Orienten

Description: Near Eastern Collections
Among the highlights in the Near Eastern collection, are the Bronze Age objects found by professor T Arne, during the Swedish excavations of 1932 in Shah Tepe in northeastern Iran.
The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities also has one of the world's largest and finest collections of ancient Persian bronzes from Bronze- and Iron Age Luristan(2700 BC – 650 BC.
From Mesopotamia the museum has a representative collection of cuneiform tablets and seals from Sumerian and Babylonian times.
A relief from the Northwest palace in Nimrud, built by the Assyrian king Assurnasirpal II and dated to 860 BC, can be seen at the museum. Across the relief is a long inscription that tells the story of the king and his achievements.
The Englishman Austin Henry excavated the relief in the 1840’s in Iraq and presented it to Queen Josephine of Sweden. She in turn donated it to The National Museum of Fine Arts in Stockholm for its opening in 1866.A copy of the original relief is on display for the time being at the museum. (www.medelhavsmuseet.se, 2010-09-08)
The exhibition is located in room 9.
Time - Start: 20002000 [?]
Time - End: 20122012 [?]

Kilskrift och ryttarfolk

Time - Start: 1996-051996-05

Exhibition, Part of - Previously

Främre Orienten - Showcase 09:02.

Event - Was Present At

The Swedish archaeological expedition to Iran (1932-1933)

Source - http: collections.smvk.se

Cf Publications

Cf/excavation: Vanden Berghe 1970a: 70 H: 6.5 cm, same shape and handle, Kalleh Nisar 2400-2100;

Schmidt et alii 1989 pls. 123k, 126g photo CS493 handle ch. 21B5.1. p. 185 Chiga Sabz Early Bronze Age A, Middle Bronze Age;

Meldgaard et alii 1963 fig 29L,R Tepe Guran Grave 11, left H: ca 10.5 cm., right H: ca 12. Left one more like ours, our handle more angled, Late Bronze Age 1300-1100 BC;

Cf/collection: Sollberger 1968: Fig p. 30 ours smaller, more even profile. Inscribed Atta-hush GUNANGI - name of tankard type, ruler of Susa contemporary with Sumu-abum Babylon;

Speleers 1933 part 2 fig. 39, 0,1023: 9.8 X 7.0, fig 41 0,1025: 10.5X8.5.

Publications

Arne 1962, fig. 15

PhotoNegNo

(2204, 986, 2006) M.Sjöblom

Kind

Height / Höjd

Cf MMLur

Diameter

Dimensions

H. 11 cm, Ø 8 cm.

Condition

Intact.

Conservation - Executed

Cleaning and conservation report. D-nr 16455013, 950108. General condition: dirty with dust, sand, clay and calcareous deposits from soil. Surface corrosion is rather even; original surface layer is largely present on both inside and outside of the object, it is smooth, almost polished, thin, either medium dark green or brown. This layer is partially covered with grey/green grainy corrosion on the outside of the mug, and bright green, dense, very distinct layer on the inside surface. Walls and bottom of the mug are spotted with active corrosion warts, filled with light green/blue powder. In several places thin walls are corroded through, leaving small holes. Treatment: cleaned mechanically with scalpel, small soft rotating bristle and steel brushes, under magnification. Fatty spots are removed with acetone. Consolidate coating of 10% Paraloid B 72 in ethanol is applied on object's surface.

Original register

Luristan

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