Caption

Fragment of a bottle upper 3/4, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop; Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period; vice-free clay bottle with a slender ovoid belly and a high neck terminating in a thickened, outwardly turned rim of triangular cross-section; provenance: Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria, Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin; vessel; height 18 cm, width 16 cm., A weathered, rounded ceramic jar with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a plain gray background; the jar's surface is uneven and cracked with visible repairs and missing fragments, showing a muted palette of beige, tan, light brown, and small darker speckles, along with a few faint darker stains and subtle reddish areas near a damaged section.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_496

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85.6Mb (4.7Mb) / 16.6in x 20.0in / 4984 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment bottle upper 3 4 unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period vice-free clay bottle slender ovoid belly high neck terminating thickened outwardly turned rim triangular cross-section provenance Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin vessel height 18 cm width 16 cm weathered rounded ceramic jar narrow neck flared rim sits plain gray background jar's surface uneven cracked visible repairs missing fragments showing muted palette beige tan light brown small darker speckles faint darker stains subtle reddish areas near damaged section.