Caption

Sickle blade, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop. The sickle blade is arched, tipped with a pointed tip; the other end is wide, rounded, with two round holes cut for rivets to attach a handle. On the inside there is a bevel on the cutting part. Material: metal; weight 44 g. Date: 2nd half of the 3rd millennium BC, Early Jazira IV period Akkadian period; ca. 2350–ca. 2200 BC. Place of discovery: Tell Rad Shakra North-Eastern Syria. Place of origin: Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin. Function: tool sickle., A curved metallic object with an irregular, rough surface, showing a base color of brownish copper with patches of green corrosion and darker brown spots, with two rounded holes near one end and a tapered, uneven tip at the other; the background is a uniform neutral gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A05_249

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Keywords

Sickle blade unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop sickle blade arched tipped pointed tip wide rounded two round holes cut rivets attach handle inside bevel cutting part Material metal weight 44 g Date 2nd half 3rd millennium BC Early Jazira IV period Akkadian period ca 2350–ca 2200 Bc Place discovery Tell Rad Shakra North-Eastern Syria origin Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Function tool sickle curved metallic object irregular rough surface showing base color brownish copper patches green corrosion darker brown spots two holes near tapered uneven tip background uniform neutral gray.