Caption

Bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop; clay; Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period; tableware vessel from Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin. Bowl with a flat, slightly oblique, oval bottom with traces of being cut off with a string, gently tilted walls that straighten out and bend slightly inwards in the upper part, and a straight, undistinguished rim. Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria., A smooth, rounded bowl with a matte, pale beige surface showing subtle variations in tone and texture sits against a muted bluish-gray background; the bowl has a slightly uneven rim, areas of faint scratches and tooling marks, and small pitted imperfections, with visible shades of off-white, cream, light tan, and hints of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_283

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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 Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin flat slightly oblique oval bottom traces cut off string gently tilted walls straighten bend slightly inwards upper part straight undistinguished rim Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria smooth rounded bowl matte pale beige surface showing subtle variations tone texture sits muted bluish-gray background bowl slightly uneven rim areas faint scratches tooling marks small pitted imperfections visible shades off-white cream light tan hints gray.