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Introduction
Mittani-style decorations cover a wide range of types. Like the Khabur-style painted decorations, there are many lines and triangles. In addition to the lines and triangles there is a wide range of other shapes including dots, animals and intricate patterns such as the checkerboard pattern.
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Parallel lines on neck and body (M3)
See also combinations M3+M8+M24, and M3+M19.
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Solid paint on rim with parallel lines on neck and body (M4)
See also combinations A1+M4.
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Alternating parallel dark solid areas and lines on rim, neck and body as background for white dotted circles/half circles decoration (M5)
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Red or black solid paint as background for white painted animal figures (M6)
See also combinations M6+M22, M6+M24 and M6+M12+M22.
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Red or black solid paint as background for running white half oval shapes decoration, (the opining of the oval shapes are either at top or bottom) (M7)
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Running crosshatched triangles alternating with star decoration bordered with solid paint (M9)
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Alternating parallel solid bands and lines on rim, neck and body as background for wavy line decoration with parallel lines on top of rim (M10)
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Alternating parallel solid bands and lines on rim, neck and body as background for triangles and dotted circles decoration with parallel lines on top of rim (M11)
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Paint on both edges of a flat rim with some dark painted stripes highlighting negative space on top of the rim (M12)
See also combinations M6+M12+M22, M12+M24+M32 and M12+M26.
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Solid paint covering the exterior of the vessel up to interior edge of the rim (M16)
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Parallel stripes on top of a flat rim (M19)
See also combinations M3+M19, M19+M22, and M19+M26.
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Drip spots on interior or exterior / drip spots on handle (M24)
See also combinations M3+M8+M24, M6+M24 and M12+M24+M32.
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Dark painted band with white vertical zig-zags as a second layer of paint (M26)
See also combinations M12+M26 and M19+M26.
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Rope type decoration 1 or 2 lines (M28)
This code no longer in use - see Appliqué decorations.
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Parallel solid band paint in black for white paint on the upper band and a star on the second band (M29)
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Alternating oblique parallel lines and dots on top of a flat rim (M30)
No examples.
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Combinations (M31)
This code no longer in use, see below under combinations for articulated combinations.
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Combined decorations
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Parallel lines on neck and body, running crosshatched triangles, and drip spots on interior or exterior / drip spots on handle (M3+M8+M24)
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Parallel lines on neck and body, and parallel stripes on top of flat rim (M3+M19)
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Painted animal, paint on both edges of a flat rim with some dark painted stripes highlighting negative space on top of the rim, and other decorations (M6+M12+M22)
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Painted animal and other decorations (M6+M22)
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Painted animals, and drip spots on interior or exterior / drip spots on handle (M6+M24)
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Paint on both edges of a flat rim with some dark painted stripes highlighting negative space on top of the rim, drip spots on interior or exterior / drip spots on handle, and checkerboard pattern (M12+M24+M32)
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Paint on both edges of a flat rim with some dark painted stripes highlighting negative space on top of the rim, and dark painted band with white vertical zig-zags as a second layer of paint (M12+M26)
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Parallel stripes on top of flat rim, and other (M19+M22)
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Parallel stripes on top of flat rim, and dark painted band with white vertical zig-zags as a second layer of paint (M19+M26)
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