Caption

Spherical vessel, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Clay, vice-free spherical vessel with an ovoid belly widening toward 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. Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Mesopotamia, Syria. Height 28 cm; width 28 cm., A round, worn object with a smooth surface displaying shades of beige, tan, light brown, and pale peach sits against a solid gray background; the surface shows a few faint cracks, scuffs, and subtle variations in tone and texture, with a small darker circular area near the center and several tiny dark specks scattered across the surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_354

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77.5Mb (3.8Mb) / 17.3in x 17.4in / 5204 x 5206 (300dpi)

Keywords

Spherical vessel unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III Early Dynastic III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Clay vice-free spherical vessel ovoid belly widening top small flat round bottom short sloping shoulders merging low wide neck terminating rounded rim formed wide thickened strip outside Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Mesopotamia Syria Height 28 cm width 28 cm round worn object smooth surface displaying shades beige tan light brown pale peach sits solid gray background surface faint cracks scuffs subtle variations tone texture small darker circular area near center several tiny dark specks scattered across surface.