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jug

Föremål

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Upphovsman: <presImageByline>Kaneberg, Ove
Upphovsrätt: <presImageCopyright> Statens museer för världskultur
Licens: <mediaLicense> Licens
Typ <itemType> Objekt/föremål
Plats <presPlaceLabel> Asien, Turkiet, Central Anatolia, probably Alaca Hüyük (tomb).
Description <itemDescription>
  • Jug and handle are made out from one single sheet of gold, which is embossed and ca 1 mm thick. The outturned rim was originally with a spout. Flat, vertical handle where the lower end, which is narrower in the middle, is fastened onto the shoulder of the jug. The concave neck and the shoulder are plain and without ornamentation. The lower rounded body has a linear decoration consisting of three s... Visa hela
Inventory number <itemDescription>
Acquisition <itemDescription>
  • From the collection of Georg von Békésy, 1974.
Comments <itemDescription>
  • Though the origin of the jug is not indicated, it can probably be connected with the Early Bronze Age culture in Central Anatolia, especially with Alaca Hüyük and its artistically and tecnically super... Visa hela
Condition <itemDescription>
  • Spout has been cut off, probably during antiquity. The jug is a bit dirty, and slightly dented at mid-body.
Dimensions <itemDescription>
  • H. 17.7 cm, Weight 424 grs.
Exhibitions <itemDescription>
  • Donation of the Hungarian-American professor Georg von Békésy (1899-1972). He was leader of the research-department at the Hungarian Telephone Company until he left Hungary in 1946. After spending a p... Visa hela
Cf Publications <itemDescription>
  • Cf. E. G. E. Akurgal The Art of the Hittites, London 1962, pl. 14-16, pp. 13 ff.
Publications <itemDescription>
  • Virgin, Jan, ed. 1974 The Georg von Békésy Collection, Malmö, pp. 32-33.
    Antike Kunstwerke 1960, no 165.

Utställning / ingår i <itemDescription>
Exhibition / Previously <itemDescription>
Country / Findspot <itemDescription>
Exhibition, Part of / Current <itemDescription>
  • Guldrummet 2022, Anatolien
Exhibition, Part of / Previously <itemDescription>
  • Guldrummet - Showcase 11:01.
Acquisition, Swedish <itemDescription>
  • Från Georg von Békésy samling.
Händelse <context>
  • Förvärvad av Békésy, Georg von.
  • Funnen i Central Anatolia, probably Alaca Hüyük (tomb)., Turkiet, Asien.
  • Ägd av Nobelstiftelsen.
Material, engelska<itemMaterial>
Gold
Nyckelord <itemKeyWord>
  • Bekesy
  • George
Mått <itemMeasurement>
  • Height / Höjd: 17,7 cm.
  • Width / Bredd: 15 cm.
Object<itemName>
jug
Ämne <subject>
  • Kulturhistoria
Inventory number <itemNumber>
Rättigheter för metadata <itemLicense> Licens
Källa <presOrganization> Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
Källa <url>

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