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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 fabric 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 place of manufacture. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, width 25.3 cm, weight 2.6 kg., A rounded, earthen vessel with a wide opening and a thick rim sits against a pale gray background; the pot displays a textured surface with a mottled palette of brown, tan, beige, and darker brown patches, showing areas of wear and irregular discoloration, a few small protrusions on its upper sides, visible cracks and roughened spots, and a darker band of mottling around the lower portion, all resting on a translucent support that is partly visible beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A05_379

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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 fabric contains rich admixture crushed quartz 1st half 3rd millennium BC Early Jazira III period Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria Northern Mesopotamia place manufacture Vessel height 23.5 cm width 25.3 cm weight 2.6 kg rounded earthen vessel wide opening thick sits pale gray background pot displays textured surface mottled palette brown tan beige darker brown patches showing areas wear irregular discoloration small protrusions upper sides visible cracks roughened spots darker band mottling lower portion resting translucent support partly visible beneath.