Jug. Small handleless jug with biconical body, widest at mid-height; broad, almost flat shoulders; separate neck glued to shoulders, almost cylindrical and widening slightly toward a profiled, irregular spout that slopes down on one side and forms a small projecting beak spout cross-section triangular with ~1 mm central indentation on outer profile. Bottom almost flat, very slightly rounded. Made of Nile clay NB1/2 ? — Vienna System. Outer surface and inner rim/neck leveled and coated with engobe and polished; remaining inner surface leveled. Red-brown. Nearly complete small fragment of rim missing; outer surface slightly worn. Attributed to Old Kingdom, possibly 4th–6th Dynasty; provenance: Edfu. Dimensions: height 11.4 cm; rim dia. 5.5 cm; shoulder dia. 10.8 cm; bottom dia. 7.1 cm., A weathered clay vessel with a rounded body and a narrow neck sits against a plain gray background; the pot shows a rough, textured surface with small pits and flecks, and its color is predominantly reddi...
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Jug. Small handleless jug with biconical body, widest at mid-height; broad, almost flat shoulders; separate neck glued to shoulders, almost cylindrical and widening slightly toward a profiled, irregular spout that slopes down on one side and forms a small projecting beak spout cross-section triangular with ~1 mm central indentation on outer profile. Bottom almost flat, very slightly rounded. Made of Nile clay NB1/2 ? — Vienna System. Outer surface and inner rim/neck leveled and coated with engobe and polished; remaining inner surface leveled. Red-brown. Nearly complete small fragment of rim missing; outer surface slightly worn. Attributed to Old Kingdom, possibly 4th–6th Dynasty; provenance: Edfu. Dimensions: height 11.4 cm; rim dia. 5.5 cm; shoulder dia. 10.8 cm; bottom dia. 7.1 cm., A weathered clay vessel with a rounded body and a narrow neck sits against a plain gray background; the pot shows a rough, textured surface with small pits and flecks, and its color is predominantly reddish-brown with patches of lighter tan and occasional darker brown areas.

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Jug Small handleless jug biconical body widest mid-height broad almost flat shoulders separate neck glued shoulders almost cylindrical widening slightly profiled irregular spout slopes down side forms small projecting beak spout cross-section triangular ~1 mm central indentation outer profile Bottom almost flat slightly rounded Nile clay NB1 2 Vienna System Outer surface inner rim neck leveled coated engobe polished remaining inner surface leveled Red-brown Nearly complete small fragment rim missing outer surface slightly worn Attributed Old Kingdom 4th–6th Dynasty provenance Edfu Dimensions height 11.4 cm rim dia 5.5 cm shoulder dia 10.8 cm bottom dia 7.1 cm weathered clay vessel rounded body narrow neck sits plain gray background pot rough textured surface small pits flecks color predominantly reddish-brown patches lighter tan occasional darker brown areas.

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