'Dalma painted ware' is decorated with large patterns of triangles in deep shades on red.

Dalma pottery represents Period IX at Ḥasanlū Tepe, and is dated to around 5000–4500 BCE.

Links with Level XVI at Tepe Gawra have been identified, which, in northern Iraq, represents Ubaid 3 period.

[4] In 2013, nine ancient sites containing Dalma sherds have been identified in the Songhor and Koliyaei Plains in Central Zagros.

[5] Dalma pottery, which corresponds to the Hasanlu IX layer, could be found in various places around Lake Urmia.