Caption

Jug, Small handleless jug with a biconical body, widest at about half its height; broad, rather flat shoulders. Neck wide, almost cylindrical, widening slightly toward a profiled, irregular spout that slopes down on one side and extends to form a small beak; spout cross-section triangular with an approx. 1 mm central indentation on the outer profile. Neck was formed 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 smoothed and covered with an engobe; remaining inner surface leveled. Red-brown color. Almost complete—small rim fragment missing; outer surface slightly worn in places. Old Kingdom, possibly 4th–6th Dynasty; provenance: Edfu. Vessel; height 11.4 cm; diameters: rim 5.5 cm, shoulders 10.8 cm, bottom 7.1 cm., A single rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a plain background; the vessel has an uneven, slightly rough surface with visible small pits and scratches, and shows a worn texture with patches of lighter and darker areas. The shape widens into a broad shoulder and tapers toward a flat base, with subtle irregularities in its form. The predominant color is reddish-brown with touches of muted tan and faint grayish spots on the surface. The background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_238

License type

Rights managed

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83.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 20.0in x 16.2in / 6000 x 4846 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug Small handleless jug biconical body widest half height broad flat shoulders Neck wide almost cylindrical widening slightly profiled irregular spout slopes down side extends form small beak spout cross-section triangular approx 1 mm central indentation outer profile Neck was formed separately attached shoulders Bottom almost flat slightly rounded Nile clay NB1 2 Vienna System Outer surface inner surface rim neck smoothed covered engobe remaining inner surface leveled Red-brown color Almost complete small fragment missing outer slightly worn places Old Kingdom 4th–6th Dynasty provenance Edfu Vessel height 11.4 cm diameters 5.5 cm shoulders 10.8 cm bottom 7.1 cm single rounded clay vessel narrow neck flared sits plain background vessel uneven slightly rough surface visible small pits scratches worn texture patches lighter darker areas shape widens broad shoulder tapers flat base subtle irregularities predominant color reddish-brown touches muted tan faint grayish spots background uniform medium gray.