Caption

Bottle, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Clay bottle with a bulging, regularly ovoid belly, rounded bottom, low narrow neck and thickened, slightly inclined spout. On the belly, at one-quarter of the vessel’s height, a shallowly engraved potter’s mark: a single sinusoidal-zigzag vertical line. From Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria, Khabur Basin, northern Mesopotamia. Vessel; height 34.6 cm, width 29.4 cm., A large rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim dominates the image, showing a weathered surface with uneven texture and small pits and scratches; the vessel is primarily off-white and beige with patches of light tan and subtle grayish tones, set against a solid muted gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_491

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Rights managed

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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 Early Dynastic III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Clay bottle bulging regularly ovoid belly rounded bottom low narrow neck thickened slightly inclined spout -quarter vessel’s height shallowly engraved potter’s mark single sinusoidal-zigzag vertical line Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria Khabur Basin northern Mesopotamia Vessel height 34.6 cm width 29.4 cm large rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim dominates image showing weathered surface uneven texture small pits scratches vessel primarily off-white beige patches light tan subtle grayish tones set solid muted gray background.