Urkesh Ceramic Analysis

Shapes by horizon: Ur III / Isin-Larsa / Urban Contraction

Bowls

Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati – June 2013, August 2017, June 2023

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Brief Overview

The definition of what is a bowl is the same for all units and all time periods in the UGR. See here for further details. In this time period the palace of Tupkish was no longer in use. This period had no massive architecture as in previous periods but did produce evidence of a relatively open area with burials especially in A10 and A16.

Round sided and straight sided bowls are being replaced by carinated bowls in this period. Deep bowls with an ovoid body shape continue in this phase (A14q794-p1); at the same time deep bowls with a cylindrical body shape increase as this bowl shape is more varied in this period and can have an applied or incised decoration on the upper body near the rim.

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Round Sided Bowls

br.-5

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Straight Sided Bowls

bs.-1
bs.-5
bs.-9

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Carinated Bowls

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Carinated bowls with rounded carination

bcrr1
bcrr2
bcrr3

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Carinated bowls with sharp carination

bcrsa1
bcrsa2
bcrsa3
bcrsa10
bcrsa11
bcrsa12
bcrsa13
bcrsa14
bcrsa15

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Deep Bowls

bd.-5
bd.-7
bd.-13
bd.-20
bd.-21
bd.-22
bd.-23

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Other Bowls

bo.-4
bo.-5

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