Caption

Vessel with a rounded bottom, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; vice-free vessels; Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. 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. ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria, Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin. Vessel; height 15 cm, width 13.2 cm, rim diameter 6.9 cm., A round ceramic vessel viewed from above with a large irregular opening and a cracked rim, showing rough, weathered surface textures; the vessel displays shades of beige and gray with darker charcoal-gray areas around the rim and interior, and a deep black interior against a smooth medium-gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_445

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Keywords

Vessel rounded bottom unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop vice-free vessels Early Jazira III Early Dynastic III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Thick-walled vessel bulging belly short arched shoulders merging low neck terminating slightly inclined straight spout ca Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin height 15 cm width 13.2 cm rim diameter 6.9 cm round ceramic vessel viewed large irregular opening cracked rim showing rough weathered surface textures vessel displays shades beige gray darker charcoal-gray areas rim interior deep black interior smooth medium-gray background.