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Votive Cone Cuneiform Tablet
Mesopotamian, possibly from Uruk (Warka)
Title
Votive Cone Cuneiform Tablet
Artist
Unknown Artist (Mesopotamian, possibly from Uruk (Warka))
Date
c. 2500 BCE
Medium
clay
Dimensions
height: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), diameter at base: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification
Seals & Amulets
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. C. N. Dietz
Object Number
1934.201
On View
On view
Provenance
With Edgar J. Banks (1866–1945), dealer, before 1933;
Purchased from Edgar J. Banks by Charles N. Dietz (1853–1933) and Mrs. C. N. Dietz (née Nettie Fowler Woodford, 1860–1939), Omaha, Nebraska, by 1933–April 10, 1934;
Gift of Mrs. C. N. Dietz to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1934.
Purchased from Edgar J. Banks by Charles N. Dietz (1853–1933) and Mrs. C. N. Dietz (née Nettie Fowler Woodford, 1860–1939), Omaha, Nebraska, by 1933–April 10, 1934;
Gift of Mrs. C. N. Dietz to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1934.
Exhibition History
None.
Published References
None.
