Caption

Bottle, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira 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 height, a shallowly engraved potter’s mark in the form of a single sinusoidal-zigzag vertical line. Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Found at Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria; origin: Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin. Vessel; height 34.6 cm, width 29.4 cm., A large rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow flared neck and rounded rim is centered against a plain background. The vessel surface appears textured and worn with irregular marks and scratches. The colors visible include various shades of beige, tan, cream, and light brown, with areas of darker brown and muted grayish tones near the lower portion. The rim shows a slightly darker beige and the interior visible at the opening is a deeper brownish shade. The background is a uniform cool gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_494

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Keywords

Bottle unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Clay bottle bulging regularly ovoid belly rounded bottom low narrow neck thickened slightly inclined spout -quarter height shallowly engraved potter’s mark form single sinusoidal-zigzag vertical line Early Dynastic III period ca Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria origin Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin Vessel height 34.6 cm width 29.4 cm large rounded ceramic vessel narrow flared neck rounded rim centered plain background vessel surface textured worn irregular marks scratches colors visible include various shades beige tan cream light brown areas darker brown muted grayish tones near lower portion rim darker interior visible opening deeper brownish shade background uniform cool gray.