Caption

Spherical vessel, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, clay, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period, Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin. Spherical vessel with an egg-shaped belly with a rounded bottom and a low cylindrical neck ending with a thickened rim turned outwards. Found at Tell Rad Shakra, North-Eastern Syria. Height 7.8 cm; width 6.5 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a solid gray background; the vessel surface is mostly pale beige to off-white with areas of mottled brown and tan discoloration and visible fine cracks and rough texture across its body, and the rim shows a slightly darker, weathered edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_296

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Rights managed

Available size

57.7Mb (2.5Mb) / 13.5in x 16.5in / 4062 x 4964 (300dpi)

Keywords

Spherical vessel unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop clay Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin egg-shaped belly rounded bottom low cylindrical neck ending thickened rim turned outwards Tell Rad Shakra North-Eastern Syria Height 7.8 cm width 6.5 cm rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim sits solid gray background vessel surface mostly pale beige off-white areas mottled brown tan discoloration visible fine cracks rough texture across body slightly darker weathered edge.