Caption

Vessel, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop; low vessel with a spherical belly, rounded bottom and low, wide neck with a narrow, upturned spout. Smoothed and fired in a reduction atmosphere. 1st half of the 3rd millennium BC; Early Jazira III period, Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra North-eastern Syria. Function: vessels for oils and ointments; spherical vessel. Material/culture: vice-free vessels; material culture. Height 6.1 cm, width 6.9 cm, weight 85 g., A round, wide-mouthed pot with a bulbous body sits on a clear circular stand; the pot's surface shows a weathered, earthy tan and brown coloration with visible lighter scratch-like marks and a small area of bright red on one side, and the stand and background present shades of clear/translucent and light gray respectively.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_315

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Keywords

Vessel unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop low vessel spherical belly rounded bottom low wide neck narrow upturned spout Smoothed fired reduction atmosphere 1st half 3rd millennium BC Early Jazira III period Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra North-eastern Syria Function vessels oils ointments spherical vessel Material culture vice-free vessels material culture Height 6.1 cm width 6.9 cm weight 85 g round wide-mouthed pot bulbous body sits clear circular stand pot's surface weathered earthy tan brown coloration visible lighter scratch- marks small area bright red side stand background present shades clear translucent light gray respectively.