Caption

Globular vessel, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop; clay; Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; Early Dynastic III period. Globular vessel with a low, conically flaring neck terminating in a narrow, slightly thickened and everted rim; rounded, slightly flattened bottom. Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra, Syria. Height 8.4 cm, width 9.5 cm., A worn spherical object with a rough, mottled surface in shades of tan, beige, brown, and some darker brown spots, shown against a solid medium-gray background; there are traces of a few small colored marks in blue and a small area of red, and the surface shows uneven patches, scratches, and areas of discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_273

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.7Mb (3.1Mb) / 15.0in x 15.0in / 4497 x 4485 (300dpi)

Keywords

Globular vessel unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop clay Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period low conically flaring neck terminating narrow slightly thickened everted rim rounded slightly flattened bottom Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra Syria Height 8.4 cm width 9.5 cm worn spherical object rough mottled surface shades tan beige brown darker brown spots shown solid medium-gray background traces small colored marks blue small area red surface uneven patches scratches areas discoloration.