Légende

Kitchen pot, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop, Early Jazira III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC. Kitchen vessel with an egg-shaped belly and rounded bottom. Upper walls bend slightly inward to form narrow shoulders rising to a low cylindrical wide neck with a straight, slightly tilted spout. Two slightly thickened horizontal crescent-shaped handles attach on opposite edges. Outer walls intentionally roughened on the lower half and carefully polished above. Traces of soot visible on the bottom and slightly above. Syria; Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria. Vessel; height 20.5 cm, width 20.7 cm., A large rounded clay pot with a wide slightly flared rim shown against a plain gray background; the pot's surface displays an uneven, weathered texture with areas of light brown, tan, dark brown, and grayish-black, and visible mottled patches and subtle cracks across its body.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A05_362

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

85.9Mo (4.4Mo) / 45.9cm x 46.9cm / 5425 x 5535 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kitchen pot unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc Kitchen vessel egg-shaped belly rounded bottom Upper walls bend slightly inward form narrow shoulders rising low cylindrical wide neck straight slightly tilted spout Two slightly thickened horizontal crescent-shaped handles attach opposite edges Outer intentionally roughened lower half carefully polished Traces soot visible bottom Syria Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria Vessel height 20.5 cm width 20.7 cm large rounded clay pot wide slightly flared rim shown plain gray background pot's surface displays uneven weathered texture areas light brown tan dark brown grayish-black visible mottled patches subtle cracks across body.