Caption

Bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, clay, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC Early Dynastic III period. Tableware bowl 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, undistinguished rim. Origin: Al-Jazira Khabur basin, Northern Mesopotamia Tell Rad Shakra, northeastern Syria., A smooth rounded bowl with a matte surface suspended against a flat background, the bowl showing variations of beige and light tan with subtle darker speckles and faint irregular streaks, and the background appearing as a uniform muted bluish-gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A05_285

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66.4Mb (2.8Mb) / 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 bowl flat slightly oblique oval bottom traces cut off string gently tilted walls straighten bend slightly inwards upper part straight undistinguished rim Origin Al-Jazira Khabur basin Northern Mesopotamia Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria smooth rounded bowl matte surface suspended flat background showing variations beige light tan subtle darker speckles faint irregular streaks background appearing uniform muted bluish-gray.