Caption

Bottle, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Bottle with a bulging, regularly ovoid belly with a rounded bottom, a low narrow neck and a thickened, slightly inclined spout. On the belly, at one-quarter of the vessel’s height, a shallowly engraved potter’s mark in the form of a single sinusoidal-zigzag vertical line. Clay vessel; potter’s marks. Origin: Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin, Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria. Height 34.6 cm; width 29.4 cm., A large rounded pottery vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim fills the frame, showing a rough, weathered surface with visible scratches and irregularities; the vessel is primarily shades of beige and pale tan with areas of darker brown and muted gray, and it sits against a solid medium gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_490

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84.5Mb (4.4Mb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4921 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period ca bulging regularly ovoid belly rounded bottom low narrow neck thickened slightly inclined spout -quarter vessel’s height shallowly engraved potter’s mark form single sinusoidal-zigzag vertical line Clay vessel potter’s marks Origin Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria Height 34.6 cm width 29.4 cm large rounded pottery vessel narrow neck flared rim fills frame showing rough weathered surface visible scratches irregularities vessel primarily shades beige pale tan areas darker brown muted gray sits solid medium gray background.