Awl, Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Elongated bone awl, triangularly sharpened at one end. From Tell Rad Shakra, Khabur basin, Northern Mesopotamia Al-Jazira, northeastern Syria. Function: tool. Dimensions: height 8.5 cm; width 1.5 cm., A narrow, elongated object with a pointed tapered end and a thicker blunt end, shown against a solid gray background; the object has an uneven, textured surface with visible chips and grooves, and displays a range of light beige, tan, and off-white colors with small areas of darker brown and faint greenish discoloration.
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Awl, Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Elongated bone awl, triangularly sharpened at one end. From Tell Rad Shakra, Khabur basin, Northern Mesopotamia Al-Jazira, northeastern Syria. Function: tool. Dimensions: height 8.5 cm; width 1.5 cm., A narrow, elongated object with a pointed tapered end and a thicker blunt end, shown against a solid gray background; the object has an uneven, textured surface with visible chips and grooves, and displays a range of light beige, tan, and off-white colors with small areas of darker brown and faint greenish discoloration.

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Awl Early Jazira III Early Dynastic III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Elongated bone awl triangularly sharpened Tell Rad Shakra Khabur basin Northern Mesopotamia Al-Jazira northeastern Syria Function tool Dimensions height 8.5 cm width 1.5 cm narrow elongated object pointed tapered thicker blunt shown solid gray background object uneven textured surface visible chips grooves displays range light beige tan off-white colors small areas darker brown faint greenish discoloration.

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