Caption

Spherical vessel, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC, clay, wheel-made, spherical vessel with an ovoid belly widening towards the top, small flat round bottom, short sloping shoulders merging into a low wide neck terminating in a rounded rim formed as a wide, thickened strip on the outside; provenance: Al-Jazira Khabur basin, northern Mesopotamia, Tell Rad Shakra Syria, northeastern Mesopotamia; height 28 cm, width 28 cm, A rounded clay vessel with a short, slightly flared rim sits against a solid background; the vessel shows a weathered surface with a few areas of pale beige, cream, light tan, and soft orange hues, along with subtle darker spots and smudges, fine surface cracks, and faint irregular texture across its curved body.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_349

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81.2Mb (4.2Mb) / 17.3in x 18.2in / 5204 x 5456 (300dpi)

Keywords

Spherical vessel unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period ca clay wheel- spherical vessel ovoid belly widening towards top small flat round bottom short sloping shoulders merging low wide neck terminating rounded rim formed wide thickened strip outside provenance Al-Jazira Khabur basin northern Mesopotamia Tell Rad Shakra Syria northeastern Mesopotamia height 28 cm width 28 cm rounded vessel slightly flared rim sits solid background weathered surface areas pale beige cream light tan soft orange hues subtle darker spots smudges fine surface cracks faint irregular texture across curved body.