Urkesh Ceramic Analysis

Shapes by horizon: Late Calcolithic 3 / Temple Terrace

Bowls

Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati – June 2013, September 2016

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Brief Overview

Bowls are open in form with a rim diameter wider than the height of the vessel. Access to the contents of the vessel is by pouring or scooping, depending on the size of the bowl. Bowls usually can be carried with two hands but the smaller bowls would be carries with only one hand.

In the LC3 period the most prevalent bowl shape is called hammer rim bowl. These popular bowls range in size from small to large with rim diameters ranging from 14 cm to 35 cm. Many fewer bowls are carinated in shape but they range in size from 15-35 cm. Even fewer are round sided, straight sided, and hemispheric bowls so it is impossible to estimate their size range as yet.

For an extensive list of bowls from all periods we have excavated see cross-bowls.

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Round Sided Bowls

br.-110
br.-111

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Straight Sided Bowls

bs.-101 J1q1282-p32 J1q1287-p16

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Carinated Bowls

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Carinated bowls with rounded carination

bcrr107 J1q1280-p22 J1q1283-p21 J1q1281-p5

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Carinated bowls with sharp carination

bcrsa1 J3q123-p5 J3q339-p4
bcrsa101 J1q1280-p5

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Hammer Rim Bowls

bhr-101 J1q1278-p4
bhr-102 J3q96-p5 J3q67-p2 J1q1281-p11 J1q1280-p21 J1q1251-p2 J1q1280-p16 J3q347-p1 J1q542-p5 J3q119-p11 J1q1282-p5
bhr-103 J3q66-p6 J1q542-p4
bhr-104 J3q59-p1 J3q66-p7 J1q542-p3 J3q67-p4 J3q96-p7 J3q66	p8 J1q542-p2 J1q1283-p22
bhr-105 J3q66-p14

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Hemispheric Bowls

bhe-105

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Other Bowls

bo.-101 J3q67-p3
bo.-102 J3q89-p1

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