Caption

Beaker with engraved decoration, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop. Hand-made beaker on a thick, cylindrical stem with a poorly defined foot. The bowl is a low form with an irregularly defined rim, glued to the foot. Three schematically engraved representations of human figures are on the bowl. Each torso with head and legs is depicted by a vertical line terminating in a dot at the top and a short arc opening downward at the bottom. The arms, extended upward, are marked by an engraved horizontal line, curved at both ends, which intersects the vertical line of the torso slightly below its midpoint. Anthropomorphic engraved decoration. 1st half of the 3rd millennium BC; Early Jazira III period Early Bronze/Early Dynastic III; ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria, Khabur basin, Northern Mesopotamia. Vessel, weight 148 g., A roughly shaped, beige-brown clay vessel with a wide, shallow bowl top narrowing into a thick stem and flared base, showing a coarse, grainy surface with visible pits, small white flecks, and irregular indentations; the object has uneven edges and textured marks across its exterior, and it is set against a smooth gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_450

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Keywords

Beaker engraved decoration unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Hand- beaker thick cylindrical stem poorly defined foot bowl low form irregularly rim glued Three schematically engraved representations human figures torso head legs depicted vertical line terminating dot top short arc opening downward bottom arms extended upward marked engraved horizontal line curved ends intersects vertical line torso slightly midpoint Anthropomorphic decoration 1st half 3rd millennium BC Early Jazira III period Early Bronze Early Dynastic III ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria Khabur basin Northern Mesopotamia Vessel weight 148 g roughly shaped beige-brown clay vessel wide shallow top narrowing thick stem flared base showing coarse grainy surface visible pits small white flecks irregular indentations object uneven edges textured marks across exterior set smooth gray background.