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| Catalog Number | CAS 0439-0001 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Persian; Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Rezaia, Ourmay | |
| Maker's Name | Ottoman treasury (coin); Unknown (necklace) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1912 (coin); prior to 1885 (necklace) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Gold; Turquoise | |
| Description | Gold filigree and turquoise necklace with a gold coin pendant and thirteen six-pointed stars; Necklace is made entirely of gold, save a turquoise inset in each star; The stars each have three pendant drops suspended from them; Centered beneath the stars is a gold coin hanging by a V-shaped thin chain link; Coin is Turkish, of 100 kurush denomination; One side shows the tughra (seal or signature) of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V with the number three below, indicating the coin was minted in the third year of his reign (1912 by the Gregorian calendar); The reverse design includes the year of the sultan’s ascension, 1327 (1909 by the Gregorian calendar); According to the donor, the necklace predates the coin, as the former had been in the donor’s family much longer and had been worn by her paternal grandmother in Rezaia, Ourmay, Iran, in the 1880’s to 1890’s. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.9, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 25.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0199 |  |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Phoenician | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Israel | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Canaan | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 800-600 BCE | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Oil lamp consisting of round, bowl-shaped reservoir with flaring sides that are pinched inward on one side to form single wick spout; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth, but otherwise are undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Max Diam = 5.6, Length = 12.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0515 |  |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Israel | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Palestine | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1st-4th century CE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Width = 6.3, Length = 8.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1154 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Israel, Jordan, or Lebanon | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Palestine | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: copper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 16.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0407 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Amphora | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Syria | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.0, Rim Diam = 12.0, Max Diam = 18.5, Length = 24.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0421 |  |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Roman or Byzantine | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean? | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 4th-7th century CE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small oil lamp with flat base, rounded sides, and very wide mouth with everted rim; Single coil loop handle is attached in vertical position to sides of pitcher; Elongated U-shaped wick channel extends out and slightly upward from rim of reservoir, opposite handle; Interior and exterior surfaces of reservoir are scraped smooth, but there is no evidence of any decoration. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Rim Diam = 7.4, Max Diam = 8.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0581 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Amphora | |
| Culture | Syro- Roman | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Jar with globose body, high shoulder and wide neck; Four handles attached to neck and shoulder; Exterior glazed turquoise blue. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 38.5, Rim Diam = 14.1, Max Diam = 24.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0598 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Syro- Roman | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 200 BCE - 100 CE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Large jar with narrow flat base and sides that flare outward to high shoulder then recurve to wide straight neck; Four wide handles attached to shoulder and just below rim; Appliquéd zigzag band encircles jar on shoulder; Exterior and interior of neck are glazed dark green. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 50.6, Rim Diam = 15.4, Max Diam = 34.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2000-0007-0006A-D |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Coffee grinder | |
| Culture | Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Turkey | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass; Steel | |
| Description | Turkish coffee grinder; Tall cylinder in three sections; Top lid comes off, coffee beans go in middle section, grounds fill bottom section; Square pole runs through middle of grinder, handle attaches to pole at top end; Three brass pins protrude from middle section (third pin is missing and has been replaced with a screw); Cylinder decorated with banded lines; Three stars with half moons are stamped on side of grinder; Some grounds remain inside. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.2, Rim Diam = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1716 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Turkey | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1600s? | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 24.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1820A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife with sheath | |
| Culture | Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Turkey | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | A: Metal: Steel; Brass?; Jade; Ruby; B: Wood; Velvet; Silver | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; Although these two pieces were collected as a set, they most likely were not created as one. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=2.3; B=2.6, Thickness = A=2.1; B=0.9, Length = A=29.8; B=23.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1399 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Powder measure | |
| Culture | Turkish (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Turkey | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.8, Length = 11.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1067A-D |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Spice grinder | |
| Culture | Turkish (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Turkey? | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass; Steel | |
| Description | Cylindrical grinder made in 3 sections, consisting of a cup to hold the ground spice, the mid-section which fits into the lower section and houses steel grinding mechanism, and the domed lid to cover the mid-section; Central spire of grinding mechanism extends up through the lid; Removable, folding handle with steel knob fits onto central spire; Two lower sections each stamped with band of moons and stars; Star with rays stamped on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.0, Max Diam = 5.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0493 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East? | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Iron III: 600 BCE - 100 CE? | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with rounded base and gently rounded sides, rising to a straight rim; Bowl is supported on three tall hollow feet which are attached just below the bowl's rim; Each leg flares outward slightly and tapers toward the bottom before flaring out again slightly; Each leg has a hole near its top to prevent it from breaking during firing, and each is decorated with two parallel and shallowly incised lines near the top; No other decoration is evident. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.2, Depth = 7.8, Max Diam = 26.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0510 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East? | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Iron Age: ca. 800 BCE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Small round bowl or cup on flat-bottomed pedestal base; Rounded sides of bowl taper inward toward wide mouth, then turn up vertically at rim; Pair of small knob handles are positioned opposite each other on upper sides of bowl; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a buff-colored slip; Designs on exterior are painted in black or very dark brown and consists of a wide band that encircles the upper sides of the bowl; Band is divided into two panels on either side of the handles, with each panel containing a fishnet pattern of negative diamonds with a dot inside each diamond; Wide framing line parallels panels along bottom and narrower framing line along top is further decorated with tick marks extending up to the rim; Several small pebbles appear to have been placed inside hollow pedestal base to produce rattling noise. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.2, Depth = 10.8, Rim Diam = 8.5, Max Diam = 9.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0539 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | North-central Iran | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | Iron II: ca. 900 BCE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.9, Max Diam = 20.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0540 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | North-central Iran | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | Iron II: ca. 900 BCE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 20.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0404 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Iran | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Iron III: 750-550 BCE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Deep bowl with round, flat base and round lower body whose flaring walls gradually taper in at the top to form a wide, square mouth; Single stylized figure of a ram's or sheep's head is modeled at one corner of the bowl's mouth and rises above the rim; Both interior and exterior surfaces show series of shallow horizontal bands formed as bowl was fashioned on potter's wheel; Exterior and interior are possibly covered with buff-colored slip; Except for ram's head at rim, bowl is completely devoid of decoration. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 16.0, Max Diam = 21.8 (w/ effigy) | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0338 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Iran | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.3, Max Diam = 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0005 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Giyan III-II: ca. 1800-1400 BCE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Deep, round (albeit slightly asymmetrical) wheel-thrown bowl with flat base and flaring sides that rise to a slightly everted rim with a flattened lip; Interior base is rounded; Interior and exterior surfaces are all scraped smooth and possibly coated with a buff-colored slip; Design includes series of narrow and wide parallel dark brown lines that encircle midsection of bowl on exterior only, with several of the spaces between adjacent lines filled with a hastily painted zigzag line or with groups of 3 short vertical lines; Heavy dark brown line encircles bowl’s lip; Interior is undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.9, Max Diam = 17.0 | |
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