Vessel with an ellipsoidal belly, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; clay vessel for oils and ointments; small vessel with an ellipsoidal belly, rounded bottom, low flared neck ending in a flat top thickened by an outward curl; Al-Jazira northern Mesopotamia, Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria; height 7.4 cm, width 8.6 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim floats against a solid gray background, showing an uneven surface texture with patches of rough, worn areas. The vessel displays a palette of beige, tan, pale brown, and muted olive-green, with some areas of lighter off-white and faint reddish-brown discoloration. The surface shows irregular marks, scratches, and flaking, and a few cracked or chipped spots along the rim and body. The overall shape is bulbous with a constricted throat leading to the rim, and the finish appears matte and weathered.
Caption

Vessel with an ellipsoidal belly, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; clay vessel for oils and ointments; small vessel with an ellipsoidal belly, rounded bottom, low flared neck ending in a flat top thickened by an outward curl; Al-Jazira northern Mesopotamia, Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria; height 7.4 cm, width 8.6 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim floats against a solid gray background, showing an uneven surface texture with patches of rough, worn areas. The vessel displays a palette of beige, tan, pale brown, and muted olive-green, with some areas of lighter off-white and faint reddish-brown discoloration. The surface shows irregular marks, scratches, and flaking, and a few cracked or chipped spots along the rim and body. The overall shape is bulbous with a constricted throat leading to the rim, and the finish appears matte and weathered.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_301

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.9Mb (2.7Mb) / 15.4in x 15.4in / 4618 x 4606 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel ellipsoidal belly unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III Early Dynastic III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc clay vessel oils ointments small vessel rounded bottom low flared neck ending flat top thickened outward curl Al-Jazira northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria height 7.4 cm width 8.6 cm rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck rim floats solid gray background showing uneven surface texture patches rough worn areas vessel displays palette beige tan pale brown muted olive-green areas lighter off-white faint reddish-brown discoloration surface irregular marks scratches flaking cracked chipped spots body shape bulbous constricted throat leading finish matte weathered.

Please log in to download the high resolution file