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Spherical vessel, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period c. 2600–c. 2350 BC. A spherical vessel with a pear-shaped, tapering body with a rounded bottom, strongly sloping shoulders passing into a low, wide neck ending with a thickened rim on the outside in the form of a wide rectangular strip whose rounded outer edge protrudes above the inner surface of the neck, creating a lowered step for a lid. On the lower part of the body a pottery mark was carved before firing: two long lines intersecting at the bottom at an acute angle, forming a mark resembling a deformed letter Y. Materials: clay; type: viseless/ceramic vessel. Findspot: Tell Rad Shakra, Khabur basin, northern Mesopotamia Al-Jazira, Syria. Height 25.5 cm; width 24.6 cm., A rounded, bulbous ceramic vessel with a short, slightly flared neck and a narrow rim, shown against a flat background. The surface of the vessel is matte and textured with visible pits, scratches, and areas of uneven wear. The dominant color of the vessel is a warm beige with patches and mottling of light tan, pale cream, and darker brown spots and streaks. The background appears as a uniform muted gray. The rim shows a subtle raised band and the body displays a few irregular darker speckles and smudges, giving an overall weathered, earthy appearance.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A05_346

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

81.3Mo (4.6Mo) / 45.1cm x 45.2cm / 5325 x 5335 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Spherical vessel unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period c 2600–c 2350 Bc spherical vessel pear-shaped tapering body rounded bottom strongly sloping shoulders passing low wide neck ending thickened rim outside form wide rectangular strip rounded outer edge protrudes inner surface neck creating lowered step lid lower part body pottery mark was carved firing two long lines intersecting bottom acute angle forming mark resembling deformed letter Y Materials clay type viseless ceramic vessel Findspot Tell Rad Shakra Khabur basin northern Mesopotamia Al-Jazira Syria Height 25.5 cm width 24.6 cm rounded bulbous ceramic vessel short slightly flared narrow rim shown flat background surface vessel matte textured visible pits scratches areas uneven wear dominant color warm beige patches mottling light tan pale cream darker brown spots streaks background uniform muted gray rim subtle raised band body displays irregular darker speckles smudges giving weathered earthy appearance.