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Fragment of a bowl, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; painted pottery, geometric ornaments; bucranium ornament; Szarzynska, Krystyna 1918-, author. Upper fragment of the bowl wall with the preserved rim and geometric decoration painted on both sides. On the outer side, a simple geometric ornament consists of two parallel red bands of different widths, separated by an empty stripe in a cream-colored background. On the inner side, in a band bounded by horizontal lines, are two highly schematic, linearly stylized bucraniums bull heads with horns, arranged base to base. The narrow rim is decorated with painted, irregularly rounded triangles, their bases resting on the outer edge. The painted decoration was made before firing, from carefully polished ferrous clay, applied to a dry and very smooth layer of glaze that covered the vessel's surface. After firing, the painting acquired a color ranging from red to dark brown, while the glossy background is cream-colored. Ca. 6500–ca. 5500 BC; Halaf culture, Northern Mesopotamia Iraq/Syria/Turkey. Pottery fragment, weight 16 g., A broken piece of pottery resting on a flat light gray surface, with a beige base color and brown painted curved lines forming a symmetrical looping pattern across the shard; the shard shows rough edges and slight chips, and there are small dark specks and areas of wear on the painted surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A00_370

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17.2Mo (1.0Mo) / 25.5cm x 16.9cm / 3008 x 2000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fragment bowl unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop painted pottery geometric ornaments bucranium ornament Szarzynska Krystyna 1918- author Upper fragment bowl wall preserved rim geometric decoration painted sides outer side simple geometric ornament consists two parallel red bands different widths separated empty stripe cream-colored background inner side band bounded horizontal lines two highly schematic linearly stylized bucraniums bull heads horns arranged base base narrow rim decorated painted irregularly rounded triangles bases resting outer edge painted decoration was firing carefully polished ferrous clay applied dry smooth layer glaze covered vessel's surface painting acquired color ranging red dark brown glossy background cream-colored Ca 6500–ca 5500 Bc Halaf culture Northern Mesopotamia Iraq Syria Turkey Pottery fragment weight 16 g broken piece pottery resting flat light gray surface beige base color brown curved lines forming symmetrical looping pattern across shard rough edges slight chips small dark specks areas wear painted surface.