Caption

Jug, ceramics, Egyptian pottery, vessel, clay. Medium-sized jug with a biconical body, widest at about half its height. Wide shoulders, not very sloping. Wide, almost cylindrical neck widening towards the spout; neck height about one-third of the vessel. Profiled, irregular spout, slightly raised and extended on one side, forming a small spout. Spout almost triangular in cross-section, with an approximately millimeter-sized cylindrical bulge at the center of the outer profile. Bottom almost flat, very slightly rounded. Made of Nile clay NB1 Vienna System. Neck was formed separately and connected to the shoulders. Outer surface leveled, covered with an engobe, and polished. Inner surface leveled except for the neck, which was also covered with engobe and polished. Color reddish-brown. Well preserved; rim slightly chipped in two places and engobe worn off in places on the outer surface. Analogous to a similar jug from Edfu; dated to the 6th Dynasty. Comparable typology: Reisner, Mycerinus, type XV-XX, ca. 2686–2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel measurements: height 20.5 cm; rim diameter 8.5 cm; body diameter 17.3 cm; bottom diameter 10.9 cm., A single clay vessel with a rounded body that tapers toward a narrow base and rises into a short, flared neck, shown against a flat gray background; the surface of the vessel is mostly reddish-brown with areas of darker and lighter brown, with visible scuffs, worn patches, and subtle surface texture variations.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_067

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Keywords

Jug ceramics Egyptian pottery vessel clay Medium-sized jug biconical body widest half height Wide shoulders sloping Wide almost cylindrical neck widening towards spout neck height -third Profiled irregular spout slightly raised extended side forming small spout Spout almost triangular cross-section approximately millimeter-sized cylindrical bulge center outer profile Bottom almost flat slightly rounded Nile NB1 Vienna System Neck was formed separately connected shoulders Outer surface leveled covered engobe polished Inner surface except neck was also covered Color reddish-brown Well preserved rim slightly chipped two places worn off places outer surface Analogous jug Edfu dated 6th Dynasty Comparable typology Reisner Mycerinus type XV-XX ca 2686–2181 Bc Old Kingdom Vessel measurements 20.5 cm rim diameter 8.5 cm body diameter 17.3 cm bottom diameter 10.9 cm single rounded body tapers narrow base rises short flared neck shown flat gray background mostly reddish-brown areas darker lighter brown visible scuffs worn patches subtle texture variations.