Caption

Bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop; clay; Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period. Tableware vessel with a flat, slightly oblique oval bottom with traces of being cut off with a string, gently tilted walls that straighten and bend slightly inwards in the upper part, and a straight, undifferentiated rim. Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria., A rounded bowl with a smooth, matte surface in shades of beige and light tan set against a solid dark gray background; the bowl shows subtle horizontal striations, fine surface speckles, and a few shallow scratches and hairline cracks, with slight variations in tone creating areas of warmer cream and cooler gray-beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_282

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Rights managed

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66.4Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 12.9in / 6000 x 3870 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop clay Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period Tableware vessel flat slightly oblique oval bottom traces cut off string gently tilted walls straighten bend slightly inwards upper part straight undifferentiated rim Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria rounded bowl smooth matte surface shades beige light tan set solid dark gray background bowl subtle horizontal striations fine surface speckles shallow scratches hairline cracks slight variations tone creating areas warmer cream cooler gray-beige.