Northern Syria (Hittite), 9th century BC

In February 1913 Lawrence heard that villagers in Deve Huyuk, a village between Carchemish and Aleppo, had discovered an early grave site. They were excavating it in order to sell any antiquities found. Lawrence sent Dahoum to report on the position, and then went there himself. He quickly realised that the site was extremely important. When Woolley saw specimens of the finds he sent Hamoudi to supervise the digging and keep dealers away.

Deve Huyuk proved to be very rich in finds, and since it was more than ten miles from Carchemish the distribution was carried out by Hogarth. Much went to the Ashmolean, but there were many duplicates, and specimens were purchased by several other museums. A large number of bronze bowls was found, and it is very probable that the three exhibited here came from Deve Huyuk.

Bronze, diameters: 12.9, 13.1, 17.5