Caption

Fragment of a necklace, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop; beads, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC / Early Dynastic III period; jewellery; Al-Jazira Syria, Iraq, Mesopotamia; children's graves; Fragment of a necklace composed of eight frit beads of various shapes: six round fluted, one truncated-cone fluted, one biconical smooth; ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; Syria, Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria, Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin; biconical beads; fluted beads; decoration;, A scattered arrangement of small irregular objects on a flat gray background, showing a variety of pebble-like shapes including ring-like pieces with central holes, rough nodules, and a few rounded clumps; the objects display a mix of colors including gray, brown, beige, black, white, and hints of yellow, with textured, pitted, and slightly porous surfaces and uneven edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_397

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62.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 12.1in / 6000 x 3623 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment necklace unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop beads Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Early Dynastic III period jewellery Al-Jazira Syria Iraq Mesopotamia children's graves necklace composed eight frit beads various shapes six round fluted truncated-cone fluted biconical smooth ca Syria Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin biconical beads fluted beads decoration scattered arrangement small irregular objects flat gray background showing variety pebble- shapes ring- pieces central holes rough nodules rounded clumps objects display mix colors brown beige black white hints yellow textured pitted slightly porous surfaces uneven edges.