Caption

Spherical vessel, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC, clay; vice-less spherical vessel with a rounded bottom. In the upper part the vessel wall bends inward, creating sloping arms that merge into an arched, low neck terminating in a narrow, outwardly obliquely cut rim with a triangular cross section. c. 2600–ca. 2350 BC Early Dynastic III period. Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra, Northeastern Syria. Vessel; height 20.3 cm, width 21 cm., A rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and outward-turned rim fills the frame, showing a textured surface with irregular pitting and small flecks; the vessel appears in shades of beige, tan, and light brown with subtle darker brown speckles, set against a uniform medium gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_320

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93.0Mb (5.2Mb) / 18.2in x 19.9in / 5454 x 5963 (300dpi)

Keywords

Spherical vessel unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc clay vice-less spherical vessel rounded bottom upper part vessel wall bends inward creating sloping arms merge arched low neck terminating narrow outwardly obliquely cut rim triangular cross section c 2350 BC Early Dynastic III period Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra Northeastern Syria Vessel height 20.3 cm width 21 cm rounded vessel narrow neck outward-turned rim fills frame showing textured surface irregular pitting small flecks shades beige tan light brown subtle darker brown speckles set uniform medium gray background.