Caption

Bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Clay table vessel; bowl with a flat round bottom with traces of trimming; straight, flaring conical walls terminating in a straight, non-distinctive rim. The whole is asymmetrical. c. 2600–c. 2350 BC; Tell Jassa el Gharbi North-Eastern Syria, Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin., A roughly bowl-shaped object with a matte, textured surface sits against a solid background; the object is primarily beige to light brown with areas of darker brown and faint grayish patches, showing subtle horizontal striations and small pits on its surface, and a few visible hairline cracks and irregularities along its rim and lower portion, while the background is a muted charcoal to slate gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_015

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Rights managed

Available size

65.3Mb (2.5Mb) / 20.0in x 12.7in / 6000 x 3806 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period ca Clay table vessel bowl flat round bottom traces trimming straight flaring conical walls terminating non-distinctive rim whole asymmetrical c 2600–c Tell Jassa el Gharbi North-Eastern Syria Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin roughly bowl-shaped object matte textured surface sits solid background primarily beige light brown areas darker brown faint grayish patches showing subtle horizontal striations small pits visible hairline cracks irregularities rim lower portion background muted charcoal slate gray.