Caption

Bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC Early Dynastic III period. Clay vessel: bowl with a flat, obliquely cut, round bottom, gently sloping walls that straighten in the upper part and bend slightly inwards to a straight, non-distinctive rim. Before firing a potter's mark was engraved at the bottom: two intersecting lines of varying lengths — the shorter line runs parallel to the bottom, the longer starts at the belly and reaches half the bottom diameter. Origin: Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra, northeastern Syria., A roughly hemispherical bowl with a coarse, textured surface sits against a solid background; the bowl shows an earthy beige and light brown coloration with subtle darker brown patches and small speckled areas, and the background is a muted grayish blue.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_264

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63.7Mb (3.2Mb) / 19.9in x 12.4in / 5980 x 3723 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 BC Early Dynastic III period Clay vessel bowl flat obliquely cut round bottom gently sloping walls straighten upper part bend slightly inwards straight non-distinctive rim firing potter's mark was engraved bottom two intersecting lines varying lengths shorter line runs parallel longer starts belly reaches half bottom diameter Origin Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria roughly hemispherical bowl coarse textured surface sits solid background earthy beige light brown coloration subtle darker brown patches small speckled areas background muted grayish blue.