Caption

Fragment of a bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, painted pottery, geometric motifs, bowls, fish scale ornament. Fragment of the wall of a bowl or cup with a preserved thin, pointed rim. Decoration painted on both sides, composed of geometric motifs. On the outside, the composition consists of from the top: a wide horizontal band separated by a narrow ribbon of light background from another band filled with groups of seven diminishing semicircular lines and dots arranged like fish scales. On the inside, the decoration was limited to a narrow strip running under the rim. c. 6500–c. 5500 BC; Halaf culture c. 5200–c. 4500 BC earlier dating, Northern Mesopotamia Iraq, Syria, Turkey. Pottery fragment; height 3 cm, width 4.6 cm, depth 0.4 cm, weight 8 g., A broken flat piece of pottery with a background of beige and a pattern painted in reddish-brown; the top edge shows a solid reddish-brown band with areas of worn beige patches, below which a thin beige stripe separates the band from a series of concentric semicircular reddish-brown arcs on a beige field, with additional reddish-brown brush marks and blotches around the arcs and near the edges, the surface showing speckles and small pits and the outer background around the pottery appearing gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_373

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17.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 9.8in x 7.0in / 2947 x 2099 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment bowl unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop painted pottery geometric motifs bowls fish scale ornament wall cup preserved thin pointed rim Decoration painted sides composed outside composition consists top wide horizontal band separated narrow ribbon light background another filled groups seven diminishing semicircular lines dots arranged fish scales inside decoration was limited narrow strip running under rim c 6500–c 5500 Bc Halaf culture c 5200–c 4500 BC earlier dating Northern Mesopotamia Iraq Syria Turkey Pottery fragment height 3 cm width 4.6 cm depth 0.4 cm weight 8 g broken flat piece pottery background beige pattern painted reddish-brown top edge solid reddish-brown band areas worn beige patches thin beige stripe separates series concentric semicircular reddish-brown arcs beige field additional reddish-brown brush marks blotches arcs near edges surface showing speckles small pits outer background appearing gray.