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Kitchen pot, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, kitchen vessels. A kitchen pot with an egg-shaped belly with a rounded bottom, slightly inward-sloping walls, terminating at the top in a rim, diagonally cut inward. A few centimeters below the rim, four symmetrically placed horizontal crescent-shaped handles are attached. The outer walls are intentionally roughened at the bottom up to 2/3 of the vessel's height, while polished above. The roughened part of the vessel is heavily sooted. The clay contains a rich admixture of crushed quartz. 1st half of the 3rd millennium BC; Early Jazira III period, Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria, Northern Mesopotamia. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, width 25.3 cm, weight 2.6 kg., An aged rounded vessel with a wide opening and a slightly flared rim sits against a neutral background, showing a surface mottled with shades of brown, tan, beige, and dark brown; its exterior displays areas of lighter beige patches and darker brown sections with visible irregular lines and worn textures, and small protrusions near the rim on opposite sides; the vessel rests on a clear cylindrical stand and the overall appearance is earthy and weathered.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A05_378

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Kitchen pot unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop kitchen vessels kitchen pot egg-shaped belly rounded bottom slightly inward-sloping walls terminating top rim diagonally cut inward centimeters four symmetrically placed horizontal crescent-shaped handles attached outer walls intentionally roughened bottom up 2 3 vessel's height polished roughened part vessel heavily sooted clay contains rich admixture crushed quartz 1st half 3rd millennium BC Early Jazira III period Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria Northern Mesopotamia Vessel height 23.5 cm width 25.3 cm weight 2.6 kg aged rounded vessel wide opening slightly flared sits neutral background showing surface mottled shades brown tan beige dark brown exterior displays areas lighter beige patches darker brown sections visible irregular lines worn textures small protrusions near opposite sides vessel rests clear cylindrical stand appearance earthy weathered.