Glazed Terracotta Wall-nail Plate from Nuzi, Stratum II

Circular plate with central shaft. A wall plate would be affixed to a mudbrick wall by a single ceramic spike (see 1931.155). The face of the plate is a decorative element; here, it consists of a plain, raised inner surface (21.0 cm in diameter) and an outer ring with rounded knobs (c. 2.5 cm in diameter). All the decorative elements of this face retain faded green-blue glaze. The flat back of the plate and interior of the central shaft are unglazed, except for a few drips. Restored at the Fogg Art Museum in 2007.