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, there is a shallowly engraved potter's mark in the form of a single sinusoidal-zigzag vertical line. Material: clay. Origin: Al-Jazira / Khabur Basin, northern Mesopotamia Tell Jassa el Gharbi, north-eastern Syria. 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 textured surface with a weathered, matte finish; the vessel is mainly off-white to beige with areas of light tan and pale brown discoloration, along with small dark flecks and faint smudges; the background is a solid medium gray.
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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, there is a shallowly engraved potter's mark in the form of a single sinusoidal-zigzag vertical line. Material: clay. Origin: Al-Jazira / Khabur Basin, northern Mesopotamia Tell Jassa el Gharbi, north-eastern Syria. 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 textured surface with a weathered, matte finish; the vessel is mainly off-white to beige with areas of light tan and pale brown discoloration, along with small dark flecks and faint smudges; the background is a solid medium gray.

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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 Material clay Origin Al-Jazira Khabur Basin northern Mesopotamia Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria Vessel height 34.6 cm width 29.4 cm large rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim dominates image showing textured surface weathered matte finish vessel mainly off-white beige areas light tan pale brown discoloration small dark flecks faint smudges background solid medium gray.

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