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; straight, undifferentiated rim. Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra., A simple rounded bowl shown against a solid background, with a smooth matte surface and subtle irregularities; the bowl appears mostly in beige and light tan tones with faint variations and speckling, and the interior shows slightly warmer pale beige and pinkish-beige hues, while the background is a muted gray-blue.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_287

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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 undifferentiated rim Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra simple rounded bowl shown solid background smooth matte surface subtle irregularities bowl mostly beige light tan tones faint variations speckling interior slightly warmer pale beige pinkish-beige hues background muted gray-blue.