Caption

Bowl, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; clay vessel; bowl/table vessel with flat oval bottom from which straight, slightly tilted walls rise in a short arc, terminating in a straight, not distinct rim; Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; Al-Jazira Northern Mesopotamia, Khabur basin; found at Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria; height 7 cm, width 12.2 cm., A shallow, rounded container with a smooth, matte surface in pale beige and light tan tones, showing a few darker tan streaks and subtle grayish lines; the vessel has visible horizontal striations and a couple of thin, curved cracks with slightly darker edges; the background is a solid muted slate-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_019

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.7Mb (3.1Mb) / 20.0in x 14.5in / 6000 x 4351 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc clay vessel bowl table vessel flat oval bottom straight slightly tilted walls rise short arc terminating distinct rim Early Dynastic III period ca Al-Jazira Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Jassa el Gharbi north-eastern Syria height 7 cm width 12.2 cm shallow rounded container smooth matte surface pale beige light tan tones showing darker tan streaks subtle grayish lines vessel visible horizontal striations couple thin curved cracks darker edges background solid muted slate-gray.