Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Near Eastern (Early Western World)
7. Mesopotamian (culture or style)
8. Mesopotamian pottery styles

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to a pottery style found in northern Mesopotamia from about 3000 to 2500 BCE, named after pottery first identified in Level 5 at the site of Nineveh. The style is characterized by plain, incised, and painted wares.