Bowl fragment
This bowl has been pieced together from seventeen sherds. Approximately half of the rim is preserved with the exterior and inner side decorated with brown paint on a buff background typical of pottery belonging to the Halaf culture. A lozenge pattern with central dots decorates the exterior and lozenges and striations adorn the inner rim. Halaf pottery is remarkable for the quality of its production and, as a result, often survives at sites dating to this period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl fragment
- Period: Halaf
- Date: ca. 5600–5000 BCE
- Geography: From Syria, Tell Halaf (ancient Guzana)
- Culture: Halaf
- Medium: Ceramic
- Dimensions: 3.23 in. (8.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Colt Archaeological Institute Inc. Gift, 1983
- Object Number: 1983.407
- Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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