Caption

Bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Clay vessel tableware. Bowl with a flat, obliquely cut round bottom, gently sloping walls that straighten in the upper part and bend slightly inward, ending in a straight, non-distinctive rim. Before firing, a potter's mark was engraved at the bottom as two intersecting lines of differing lengths: a shorter line parallel to the bottom and a longer line starting at the belly and reaching half the bottom diameter. Origin: Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra, Northeastern Syria., A roughly bowl-shaped object with a coarse, textured surface in shades of tan, beige, and light brown suspended against a flat dark gray background; the rim is uneven and the body shows mottled darker brown speckles and small lighter flecks across its surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A05_263

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63.7Mb (3.3Mb) / 19.9in x 12.4in / 5980 x 3723 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Clay vessel tableware flat obliquely cut round bottom gently sloping walls straighten upper part bend slightly inward ending straight non-distinctive rim firing potter's mark was engraved bottom two intersecting lines differing lengths shorter line parallel longer line starting belly reaching half bottom diameter Origin Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria roughly bowl-shaped object coarse textured surface shades tan beige light brown suspended flat dark gray background rim uneven body mottled darker brown speckles small lighter flecks across surface.