A Levantine Clay Footed Vessel, ca. early second millennium BCE Sculpture - Architectural Carved from dark

Carved from dark

and ritual purification

Foundation cones were among the most significant commemorative objects produced in ancient Mesopotamia

the engraved motif remains clear

human figures

A Levantine Clay Footed Vessel, ca. early second millennium BCE Sculpture - Architectural Carved from darkA finely potted Levantine terracotta vessel standing on a small disk foot with a rounded globular body tapering to a short neck and broad everted rim. The buff colored surface is decorated with horizontal bands in orange slip, with the same orange coloration appearing on the interior and lower foot. The vessels balanced proportions and restrained painted decoration are characteristic of domestic and storage wares produced throughout the Levant during