Caption

Kitchen pot, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. A kitchen pot with an egg-shaped belly and a rounded bottom. In the upper part the walls bend slightly inward, forming narrow shoulders from which rises a low, cylindrical, wide neck with a straight, slightly tilted spout. Two slightly thickened horizontal crescent-shaped handles are attached on opposite edges. Outer walls are intentionally roughened at the bottom up to half the vessel’s height, while above they are carefully polished. Traces of soot are visible on the bottom and slightly above. Material: clay. Function: kitchen vessel/urn. Findspot: Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria. Dimensions: height 20.5 cm, width 20.7 cm., An old rounded clay vessel with a wide mouth and a slightly flared rim, showing an uneven, weathered surface in shades of brown, dark brown, tan, and gray, with mottled dark patches and lighter worn areas, subtle surface cracks and rough texture, set against a muted gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A05_365

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Keywords

Kitchen pot unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc kitchen pot egg-shaped belly rounded bottom upper part walls bend slightly inward forming narrow shoulders rises low cylindrical wide neck straight slightly tilted spout Two slightly thickened horizontal crescent-shaped handles attached opposite edges Outer walls intentionally roughened bottom up half vessel’s height carefully polished Traces soot visible bottom Material clay Function kitchen vessel urn Findspot Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria Dimensions height 20.5 cm width 20.7 cm old rounded clay vessel wide mouth flared rim showing uneven weathered surface shades brown dark brown tan gray mottled dark patches lighter worn areas subtle surface cracks rough texture set muted gray background.