Caption

Bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; Early Dynastic III period, clay. 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 incised at the bottom: two intersecting lines of varying lengths, the shorter running parallel to the bottom and the longer starting at the belly and reaching half the bottom diameter. Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra, northeastern Syria., A roughly spherical, textured object with a coarse, grainy surface in shades of light tan, beige, and sandy brown sits against a solid gray-blue background; the sphere shows areas of slightly darker brown discoloration and small white speckles, with a shallow, uneven depression near its visible center.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_266

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.5Mb (3.0Mb) / 15.2in x 14.9in / 4561 x 4484 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period clay flat obliquely cut round bottom gently sloping walls straighten upper part bend slightly inward ending straight non-distinctive rim firing potter's mark was incised bottom two intersecting lines varying lengths shorter running parallel longer starting belly reaching half bottom diameter Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria roughly spherical textured object coarse grainy surface shades light tan beige sandy brown sits solid gray-blue background sphere areas slightly darker brown discoloration small white speckles shallow uneven depression near visible center.