Amphora, unknown Egyptian workshop; amphorae, Egyptian amphorae, Egyptian ceramics, storage vessels, Coptic vessels, amphorae, Nile clay. Transport vessel with a bulging belly, fusiform in the lower part below the point of greatest diameter. Tulip-shaped rim with a chipped finial, set on a cylindrical neck. Loop handles glued to the neck and shoulders. Entire brown, even surface covered with dense fluting. Interior impregnated with black resin, streaks visible on the outside. Conical foot missing; supplemented and reconstructed from plaster. Nile pottery mass Naqlun AC1A, 7th–early 8th century, find from Edfu. Vessel amphora. Height 45+ cm preserved; lip diameter 5.2 cm; body diameter 21.4 cm., An upright, elongated ceramic vessel with a narrow pointed base and a rounded shoulder, featuring a pair of looped handles near the short neck; the surface shows closely spaced horizontal ridges and grooves running around the body, with areas of uneven texture and small chips, and visible color ...
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Amphora, unknown Egyptian workshop; amphorae, Egyptian amphorae, Egyptian ceramics, storage vessels, Coptic vessels, amphorae, Nile clay. Transport vessel with a bulging belly, fusiform in the lower part below the point of greatest diameter. Tulip-shaped rim with a chipped finial, set on a cylindrical neck. Loop handles glued to the neck and shoulders. Entire brown, even surface covered with dense fluting. Interior impregnated with black resin, streaks visible on the outside. Conical foot missing; supplemented and reconstructed from plaster. Nile pottery mass Naqlun AC1A, 7th–early 8th century, find from Edfu. Vessel amphora. Height 45+ cm preserved; lip diameter 5.2 cm; body diameter 21.4 cm., An upright, elongated ceramic vessel with a narrow pointed base and a rounded shoulder, featuring a pair of looped handles near the short neck; the surface shows closely spaced horizontal ridges and grooves running around the body, with areas of uneven texture and small chips, and visible color variations in shades of brown, tan, beige, gray, and a few darker spots.

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Amphora unknown Egyptian workshop amphorae Egyptian amphorae Egyptian ceramics storage vessels Coptic vessels Nile clay Transport vessel bulging belly fusiform lower part point greatest diameter Tulip-shaped rim chipped finial set cylindrical neck Loop handles glued neck shoulders Entire brown even surface covered dense fluting Interior impregnated black resin streaks visible outside Conical foot missing supplemented reconstructed plaster Nile pottery mass Naqlun AC1A 7th–early 8th century find Edfu Vessel amphora Height 45+ cm preserved lip diameter 5.2 cm body diameter 21.4 cm upright elongated ceramic vessel narrow pointed base rounded shoulder featuring pair looped near short neck closely spaced horizontal ridges grooves running body areas uneven texture small chips visible color variations shades brown tan beige gray darker spots.

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