Spherical vessel, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period. A spherical vessel with a pear-shaped, tapering body with a rounded bottom, strongly sloping shoulders passing into a low, wide neck ending with a thickened rim on the outside in the form of a wide rectangular strip; the rounded outer edge of the rim protrudes above the inner surface of the neck, creating a lowered step for a lid. On the lower part of the body a pottery mark was carved before firing: two long lines intersecting at the bottom at an acute angle, forming a mark resembling a deformed letter Y. Material: clay. Origin: Northern Mesopotamia Al-Jazira/Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria. Vessel; height 25.5 cm, width 24.6 cm., A large rounded clay vessel with a wide mouth and a thick rim, showing a rough, textured surface with small pits and irregularities, colored in shades of beige and light brown with darker brown speckles and patc...
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Spherical vessel, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period. A spherical vessel with a pear-shaped, tapering body with a rounded bottom, strongly sloping shoulders passing into a low, wide neck ending with a thickened rim on the outside in the form of a wide rectangular strip; the rounded outer edge of the rim protrudes above the inner surface of the neck, creating a lowered step for a lid. On the lower part of the body a pottery mark was carved before firing: two long lines intersecting at the bottom at an acute angle, forming a mark resembling a deformed letter Y. Material: clay. Origin: Northern Mesopotamia Al-Jazira/Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria. Vessel; height 25.5 cm, width 24.6 cm., A large rounded clay vessel with a wide mouth and a thick rim, showing a rough, textured surface with small pits and irregularities, colored in shades of beige and light brown with darker brown speckles and patches, photographed against a flat gray background.

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Spherical vessel unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period spherical vessel pear-shaped tapering body rounded bottom strongly sloping shoulders passing low wide neck ending thickened rim outside form wide rectangular strip rounded outer edge rim protrudes inner surface neck creating lowered step lid lower part body pottery mark was carved firing two long lines intersecting bottom acute angle forming mark resembling deformed letter Y Material clay Origin Northern Mesopotamia Al-Jazira Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria Vessel height 25.5 cm width 24.6 cm large rounded clay vessel wide mouth thick rim showing rough textured surface small pits irregularities colored shades beige light brown darker brown speckles patches photographed flat gray background.

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