Caption

Vessel with a rounded bottom, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; vice-free, thick-walled vessel with a rounded bottom and a bulging belly with short, arched shoulders merging into a low neck terminating in a slightly inclined straight spout. Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. From Tell Abu Hafur, Al-Jazira Khabur basin, northern Mesopotamia. Material: ceramic. Height 15 cm; width 13.2 cm; rim diameter 6.9 cm., A rounded, weathered pottery vessel with a rough, uneven surface in shades of tan, beige, and gray suspended against a plain gray background, showing several visible cracks and a chipped rim with darker gray discoloration, small pits and speckles across the body, and a few areas of lighter residue or mineral deposits.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_443

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83.0Mb (4.1Mb) / 16.1in x 20.0in / 4838 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel rounded bottom unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop vice-free thick-walled vessel bulging belly short arched shoulders merging low neck terminating slightly inclined straight spout Early Jazira III Early Dynastic III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Tell Abu Hafur Al-Jazira Khabur basin northern Mesopotamia Material ceramic Height 15 cm width 13.2 cm rim diameter 6.9 cm rounded weathered pottery vessel rough uneven surface shades tan beige gray suspended plain gray background showing several visible cracks chipped rim darker gray discoloration small pits speckles across body areas lighter residue mineral deposits.