Buff Wet Smoothed Handle, Neck, and Rim Sherd

Iron Age
2000 BCE - 1200 BCE

2 3/16 x 3 x 1 13/16 in. (5.6 x 7.6 x 4.6 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• Anatolian - Refers to the culture and styles that developed in antiquity in the geographical area of modern Turkey.
• handles - Those portions of, or attachments to, objects that are designed to be grasped by the hand.
• Iron Age - Refers to the period and culture associated with the third age in the Three Age system developed by Christian Jürgensen Thomsen in 1836. Iron Age culture typically developed from the Bronze Age at the point when the qualities of iron were exploited, particularly through carburization, in the manufacture of tools, weapons, and implements. It developed at different times in various parts of the world, first appearing in the Middle East and southeastern Europe around 1,200 BCE, and in China around 600 BCE. In the Americas, it did not develop from the Bronze Age but was introduced to Stone Age cultures by European explorers.
• kitchenware - Equipment, containers, utensils, dishes, cookware, cutlery, and other items for kitchen use, excluding appliances.
• necks - Relatively narrow, or constricted parts of containers, such as the slender portion of a bottle or vase between the mouth and the shoulders.
• rim sherds - Fragments of a ceramic or glass vessel from just below the rim.

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