Caption

Vessel, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; viceless vessels; metallic ware; spherical vessel; vessel for oils and ointments; Low vessel with a spherical belly, rounded bottom, low wide neck with a narrow, upturned spout. 1st half of the 3rd millennium BC; Early Jazira III period, Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin, Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria. Vessel; height 8.3 cm, width 10.6 cm, weight 220 g., A rounded ceramic vessel with a wide neck and flared rim sits on a clear circular stand; the surface of the vessel shows a weathered, uneven texture with areas of wear and small spots where the finish has flaked, revealing lighter patches; its dominant colors are dark gray and charcoal with streaks and subtle bands of brown, muted tan, and faint whitish marks; the stand is translucent and colorless, and the background is a pale light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_261

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40.7Mb (2.6Mb) / 12.6in x 12.6in / 3773 x 3773 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop viceless vessels metallic ware spherical vessel vessel oils ointments Low vessel spherical belly rounded bottom low wide neck narrow upturned spout 1st half 3rd millennium BC Early Jazira III period Northern Mesopotamia Khabur Basin Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria height 8.3 cm width 10.6 cm weight 220 g rounded ceramic vessel wide neck flared rim sits clear circular stand surface weathered uneven texture areas wear small spots finish flaked revealing lighter patches dominant colors dark gray charcoal streaks subtle bands brown muted tan faint whitish marks stand translucent colorless background pale light gray.