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Fragment of a bowl, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop, painted pottery, geometric motifs, bowls, Near Eastern pottery, Eastern Gaulish Scene. Fragment of a bowl wall with a preserved thin rim edge and a transition to a flat, bottom. Before firing, the decoration consisting of geometric motifs was painted with ferrous clay on both sides of the bowl, over a layer of dry, very smoothed glaze. After firing, the painted decoration ranged in color from red to dark brown, while the background is shiny and cream-colored. The geometric motifs on the interior consist of groups of horizontal continuous and dotted lines, alternating with double lines, on which are placed small, elongated ovals. On the outer side, the decoration is a striped composition consisting of groups of several parallel diagonal lines inclined alternately to the left and to the right, and alternating triangular fields where the diagonal lines meet. Ca. 6500–ca. 5500 BC; Halaf culture, Northern Mesopotamia Iraq, Syria, Turkey. Pottery fragment; height 4.6 cm, width 5.6 cm, depth 4.4 cm, weight 12 g., A broken pottery fragment with a curved outer edge, showing alternating bands of painted patterns across its surface; the fragment has a beige to tan base color with dark gray to black painted dots and elongated oval shapes arranged in horizontal rows, and thinner brownish bands separating some patterned rows; the top edge has a worn dark band and the surface shows small chips and areas of wear, with the background appearing mottled beige and light tan against a neutral gray backdrop.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A00_365

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28.8Mo (1.7Mo) / 28.9cm x 25.0cm / 3408 x 2955 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fragment bowl unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop painted pottery geometric motifs bowls Near Eastern pottery Eastern Gaulish Scene bowl wall preserved thin rim edge transition flat bottom firing decoration consisting was painted ferrous clay sides layer dry smoothed glaze painted decoration ranged color red dark brown background shiny cream-colored interior consist groups horizontal continuous dotted lines alternating double lines placed small elongated ovals outer side decoration striped composition consisting several parallel diagonal lines inclined alternately left right alternating triangular fields diagonal lines meet Ca 6500–ca 5500 Bc Halaf culture Northern Mesopotamia Iraq Syria Turkey Pottery fragment height 4.6 cm width 5.6 cm depth 4.4 cm weight 12 g broken pottery fragment curved outer edge showing bands painted patterns across surface fragment beige tan base color dark gray black dots elongated oval shapes arranged horizontal rows thinner brownish bands separating patterned rows top edge worn dark band small chips areas wear appearing mottled beige light tan neutral gray backdrop.