Caption

Jug, Small jug without a handle with a biconical body, widest at about half its height. Broad, rather flat shoulders. Wide, almost cylindrical neck widening slightly toward a profiled, irregular spout that slopes down on one side and extends to form a small pouring lip; spout cross-section triangular with an approx. 1 mm indentation at the centre of the outer profile. Neck shaped separately and attached to the shoulders. Bottom almost flat, very slightly rounded. Made of Nile clay NB1/2 Vienna System. Outer surface and inner surface of rim and neck leveled and covered with an engobe and polished/smoothed; remaining inner surface leveled. Color red-brown. Almost complete small fragment of rim missing; outer surface slightly worn in places. Origin: Edfu Old Kingdom; attributed to 4th–6th Dynasty; c. 2686–c. 2181 BC. Vessel; height 11.4 cm; rim diameter 5.5 cm; shoulder diameter 10.8 cm; bottom diameter 7.1 cm., A single earthenware vessel with a wide rounded body and a narrow neck topped by a slightly flared rim sits centered against a plain background; the vessel surface shows a rough, pitted texture with small chips and irregularities and is predominantly reddish-brown with areas of darker brown and touches of beige and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_237

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Rights managed

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83.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 16.2in / 6000 x 4846 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug Small jug handle biconical body widest half height Broad flat shoulders Wide almost cylindrical neck widening slightly profiled irregular spout slopes down side extends form small pouring lip spout cross-section triangular approx 1 mm indentation centre outer profile Neck shaped separately attached shoulders Bottom almost flat slightly rounded Nile clay NB1 2 Vienna System Outer surface inner surface rim neck leveled covered engobe polished smoothed remaining inner surface leveled Color red-brown Almost complete small fragment rim missing outer surface slightly worn places Origin Edfu Old Kingdom attributed 4th–6th Dynasty c 2686–c 2181 Bc Vessel height 11.4 cm rim diameter 5.5 cm shoulder diameter 10.8 cm bottom diameter 7.1 cm single earthenware vessel wide rounded body narrow neck topped flared rim sits centered plain background vessel surface rough pitted texture small chips irregularities predominantly reddish-brown areas darker brown touches beige gray.