Légende

Rhomboid bead, unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop. Rhomboid bead with smooth surfaces, with two corners cut off at the ends of the axis, along which a hole for stringing was drilled. 1st half of the 3rd millennium BC; Early Jazira III period Early Dynastic III; ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria. Found in children's graves. Decoration. Height 2.2 cm, width 2.08 cm, depth 0.8 cm., A roughly hexagonal stone with rounded edges resting on a gray background, showing a mix of off-white, beige, light gray, and darker gray areas, with a few scattered brownish specks and subtle translucent patches across its surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_123

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17.5Mo (630.6Ko) / 21.0cm x 21.0cm / 2476 x 2476 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Rhomboid bead unknown Northern Mesopotamian workshop smooth surfaces two corners cut off ends axis hole stringing was drilled 1st half 3rd millennium BC Early Jazira III period Early Dynastic III ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria children's graves Decoration Height 2.2 cm width 2.08 cm depth 0.8 cm roughly hexagonal stone rounded edges resting gray background showing mix off-white beige light gray darker gray areas scattered brownish specks subtle translucent patches across surface.