Caption

Bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, bowl with a small round flat bottom. The bowl walls are tilted in the lower half, straight in the upper half, ending with a low, slightly distinct, slightly thickened and rounded rim. In the lower part of the bowl, a pinkish burn mark is visible, left by the bowl in which it was placed. Clay vessel, table vessel; vice-free. Early Jazira III period / Early Dynastic III period, ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Findspot: Tell Jassa el Gharbi Northeastern Syria; origin: Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin, Al-Jazira region. Height 7.7 cm; width 12.3 cm; weight 170 g., A rounded bowl with a smooth rim sits against a flat background, showing an outer surface marked by several hairline cracks and small pits. The bowl's finish displays horizontal tool marks and subtle variations in color, with areas of beige, light tan, muted pink, and pale brown blending across its curved surface. The background is a uniform dark gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_010

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64.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 12.5in / 6000 x 3739 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop bowl small round flat bottom bowl walls tilted lower half straight upper half ending low slightly distinct slightly thickened rounded rim lower part pinkish burn mark visible left was placed Clay vessel table vessel vice-free Early Jazira III period Early Dynastic III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Findspot Tell Jassa el Gharbi Northeastern Syria origin Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin Al-Jazira region Height 7.7 cm width 12.3 cm weight 170 g rounded bowl smooth rim sits flat background showing outer surface marked several hairline cracks small pits bowl's finish displays horizontal tool marks subtle variations color areas beige light tan muted pink pale brown blending across curved surface background uniform dark gray.