Caption

Fragment of a large plate or platter of Egyptian Red Slip Ware B type. Made of Nile clay type B, compact with visible particles of gold mica; fracture with a dark sandwich core red, red-brown, dark gray 2.5YR5/6–2.5YR4/4–5YR4/1–2.5YR4/4–2.5YR5/6. Surface covered with a matte engobe outer red-yellow 5YR6/6; inner pink 5YR7/4, with an additional red-black floral motif plant tendril painted on the inside. 6th–7th century. From Tell Atrib. Vessel; height 12 cm, width 14 cm, thickness 8 mm., A broken pottery shard with a light brown clay surface and painted black and red decorative motifs, showing a curved band in red bordered by black, a few radiating black feather-like or fan-like strokes on either side, a section of a thicker black curved line, and some worn and chipped edges exposing the inner clay; background is a solid gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_050

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (3.0Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment large plate platter Egyptian Red Slip Ware B type Nile clay type B compact visible particles gold mica fracture dark sandwich core red red-brown dark gray 2.5YR5 6–2.5Yr4 4–5Yr4 1–2.5Yr4 4–2.5Yr5 6 Surface covered matte engobe outer red-yellow 5Yr6 inner pink 5Yr7 4 additional red-black floral motif plant tendril painted inside 6th–7th century Tell Atrib Vessel height 12 cm width 14 cm thickness 8 mm broken pottery shard light brown clay surface painted black red decorative motifs showing curved band red bordered black radiating black feather- fan- strokes side section thicker black curved line worn chipped edges exposing inner clay background solid gray.