File:Samarra bowl.jpg
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English: The Samarra bowl (ca. 4000 BC) at on exhibit at the Pergamonmuseum, Berlin.
The bowl was excavated as Samarra by Ernst Herzfeld in the 1911-1914 campaign, and described in a 1930 publication. The design consists of a rim, a circle of eight fish, and four fish swimming towards the center being caught by four birds. As is typical of cultures from this region, the use of a base six numerical system can be seen in the lines surrounding the bowl, so that there are a total of 120 lines, or four quarters with 30 lines each. At the centre is a swastika symbol. The bowl was broken, part of the rim is missing, and one crack ran right across the central symbol, so that the swastika symbol should be considered a reconstruction. Literature:
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Date | circa 4000 BC |
Source | own photograph |
Author | Dbachmann |
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Camera manufacturer | HTC |
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Camera model | HTC Legend |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:58, 5 October 2010 |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:58, 5 October 2010 |
Colour space | sRGB |
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