Steatite bowl, Umm Fanaine, Iron Age, Sharjah

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This is a substantial, 22cm steatite bowl excavated at the site of Umm Fanaine in Sharjah, UAE. The artifact dates back to Iron Age 2, specifically between 1000 and 600 BCE for this region. It boasts a flat base and features distinctive chevrons, linear incisions, and triangles in its design. The catalogue number assigned to this piece is EXS 87, as referenced by Córdoba in his publication "La Edad del Hierro y sus gentes" on page 81, figure 83.\n615 photos have been fully processed through Reality Capture, including alignment, scaling, modeling, cleaning, simplification, unwrapping, texturing, and meshing.\nJ. Mª Córdoba published "La Edad del Hierro y sus gentes" in 2016, covering pages 65 to 82 within the book. This work is included in the catalogue for the temporary exhibition held between April 18th and May 29th, 2016, at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional. The exhibition was curated by J. Mª Córdoba Zoilo with assistance from C. del Cerro Linares, Mª C. Pérez Díe, and E. Pons Mellado as co-curators.