Caption

Bottle, Egyptian workshop, painted Coptic pottery, painted pottery, geometric decorations. Low, wide, annular foot; belly walls widely flared at the bottom, bent inward at approximately one-third of the vessel; neck reflected. Decoration painted in black and white, banded. Below the neck, a zigzag band painted in white, adorned with a diagonal black check motif. Below, a strip of vertical lines painted alternately with black and white paint, framed at the top and bottom by double black stripes. LRO type item. Nile clay, low porosity, with distinct golden mica flakes. 6th century, Egypt, vessel; height 17.5 cm, width 11 cm body, diameter 8 cm outer rim., A round, shallow terracotta object with a central hole sits against a plain gray background; the object shows worn painted patterns in shades of brown, orange, and black with areas of lighter beige and faded white, and a ring of alternating dark and light shapes around its rim, while the central area has crosshatched and irregular decorative marks and patches where the surface appears rubbed or chipped.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_078

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (608.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle Egyptian workshop painted Coptic pottery painted pottery geometric decorations Low wide annular foot belly walls widely flared bottom bent inward approximately -third vessel neck reflected Decoration painted black white banded neck zigzag band painted adorned diagonal black check motif strip vertical lines painted alternately white paint framed top double black stripes LRO type item Nile clay low porosity distinct golden mica flakes 6th century Egypt height 17.5 cm width 11 cm body diameter 8 cm outer rim round shallow terracotta object central hole sits plain gray background object worn patterns shades brown orange areas lighter beige faded white ring alternating dark light shapes rim central area crosshatched irregular decorative marks patches surface rubbed chipped.