Bottle, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. 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 in the form of a single sinusoidal–zigzag vertical line. Clay vessel; potter’s marks; Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Origin: Al-Jazira Khabur Basin, northern Mesopotamia; findspot Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria. Height 34.6 cm, width 29.4 cm., A round, weathered ceramic vessel viewed from above with a wide circular opening leading into a dark interior, the vessel surface showing a rough, matte texture with small scratches and irregularities; the body is mostly pale beige with areas of warmer tan and faint grayish patches, and the background is a flat medium gray.
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Bottle, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. 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 in the form of a single sinusoidal–zigzag vertical line. Clay vessel; potter’s marks; Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Origin: Al-Jazira Khabur Basin, northern Mesopotamia; findspot Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria. Height 34.6 cm, width 29.4 cm., A round, weathered ceramic vessel viewed from above with a wide circular opening leading into a dark interior, the vessel surface showing a rough, matte texture with small scratches and irregularities; the body is mostly pale beige with areas of warmer tan and faint grayish patches, and the background is a flat medium gray.

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Bottle unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc 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 Early Dynastic III period ca Origin Al-Jazira Khabur Basin northern Mesopotamia findspot Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria Height 34.6 cm width 29.4 cm round weathered ceramic vessel viewed wide circular opening leading dark interior vessel surface showing rough matte texture small scratches irregularities body mostly pale beige areas warmer tan faint grayish patches background flat medium gray.

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