谢尔德 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	谢尔德
品名（英）	Sherd
入馆年号	1932年，32.150.460
策展部门	古代近东艺术（Ancient Near Eastern Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 6
创作地区
分类
尺寸	宽 1 3/4 × 长 3 1/4 × Th. 3/8 英寸 (4.4 × 8.2 × 0.9 厘米)
介绍（中）	研究人员使用陶瓷碎片来了解考古遗址的日期和范围。在Ctesiphon远征期间，从各个地区和子站点收集了许多碎片，以纳入碎片研究收集。雪梨通常被选择用于诊断特征，如独特的形状或装饰。这些碎片可能不是来自原始沉积物，而是通常直接在现代地表上发现的。这个例子是从Taq-I Kisra附近的西丘地区收集的 Ctesipon市位于底格里斯河东岸，距离伊拉克现代巴格达以南20英里（32公里）。它作为帕提亚人和萨萨尼亚人的首都繁荣了800多年，这是七世纪伊斯兰征服之前统治古代近东的最后两个王朝。1928–29年，由德国东方学会（Deutsche Orient Gesellschaft）赞助的探险队在Ctesiphon地区进行了系统的发掘。1931–32年间，大都会艺术博物馆和柏林国家博物馆进行了为期一个赛季的联合考察。进行了几次挖掘，包括在主宫殿（Taq-i Kisra），在Tell Dheheb宫殿南部的一个小的防御区，在Ma'aridh土丘的多个房屋，以及在一个名为Umm ez-Za'tir的小土丘的其他房屋。
介绍（英）	Broken pieces of ceramics, or sherds, are used by researchers to understand the dates and extent of archaeological sites. During the Ctesiphon Expedition many sherds were collected from the various areas and sub-sites for inclusion into a study collection of sherds. Sherds are usually selected for diagnostic characteristics such as distinctive shapes or decorations. These sherds are likely not from original deposits but instead are usually found lying directly on the modern surface. This example was collected from the area of West Mound near the Taq-I Kisra. The city of Ctesiphon was located on the east bank of the Tigris River, 20 miles (32 km) south of modern Baghdad in Iraq. It flourished for more than 800 years as the capital of the Parthians and the Sasanians, the last two dynasties to rule the ancient Near East before the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. Systematic excavations in the Ctesiphon area were undertaken by an expedition in 1928–29 sponsored by the German Oriental Society (Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft). The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, undertook a joint expedition for one season in 1931–32. Several excavations were conducted, including at the main palace (Taq-i Kisra), in a small fortified area south of the palace at Tell Dheheb, at multiple houses at the mounds of Ma’aridh, and at additional houses at a small mound called Umm ez-Za’tir.