A Southern Mesopotamian steatite bowl

A Southern Mesopotamian steatite bowl, 3rd Millennium BC, carved from dark grey steatite with flaring sides and a raised disk foot. This bowl was apparently extremely valuable and shows an excellent example of ancient repair, the bowl having broken in half and bands were placed in three places, each defined by two drilled holes joined by a shallow channel. 4 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in (12.4 x 7.9 cm). Ex private collection, New Orleans, LA, USA, acquired in the Arabian Peninsula during the 1950's - 1960's.

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