Title: Rectangular container
Object type: Container
Date: ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Culture: Sumerian
Period: Early Dynastic IIIa
Medium: Gypsum alabaster, shell, bitumen inlay
Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 2 x 3 1/4 in. (4.9 x 5.1 x 8.1 cm)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nippur    
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY