Caption

Vessel with a rounded bottom, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; vice-free vessel; 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. Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria; Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin. Vessel; height 15 cm, width 13.2 cm, rim diameter 6.9 cm., A roughly spherical object with a textured, weathered surface in tan and beige tones, featuring a large irregular dark gray to black patch and several smaller dark marks; the surface shows cracks, pits, and rough areas with hints of white speckling, set against a flat medium-gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_446

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Rights managed

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83.0Mb (4.2Mb) / 16.1in x 20.0in / 4838 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel rounded bottom unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop vice-free vessel 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 northeastern Syria Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin height 15 cm width 13.2 cm rim diameter 6.9 cm roughly spherical object textured weathered surface tan beige tones featuring large irregular dark gray black patch several smaller dark marks surface cracks pits rough areas hints white speckling set flat medium-gray background.