Vessel, Conical-shaped clay vessel, widest at approximately 3/4 of its height with quite wide, almost horizontal shoulders that slightly slope. Wide, short funnel-shaped neck widening toward the spout. Wide spout, flat in the upper part, slightly rounded at the bottom, slightly asymmetrical. Flat, asymmetrical bottom. Surface leveled; lower part finished to approximately 2/3 of its height with a knife or similar tool. Outer surface and inner surface of the rim and neck covered with a layer of dark red engobe. Vessel color: dark red. Vessel complete; surface eroded in many places, numerous clay chips on the rim. Dated ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, Edfu. Height 16 cm; diameter 8.6 cm rim, 10.7 cm body, 4.5 cm bottom., A single terracotta-colored clay vessel with a flared rim and a tapered body is centered against a neutral gray background; the vessel shows a textured, slightly rough surface with darker speckles and lighter patches of wear, and colors visible include terracotta, darke...
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Vessel, Conical-shaped clay vessel, widest at approximately 3/4 of its height with quite wide, almost horizontal shoulders that slightly slope. Wide, short funnel-shaped neck widening toward the spout. Wide spout, flat in the upper part, slightly rounded at the bottom, slightly asymmetrical. Flat, asymmetrical bottom. Surface leveled; lower part finished to approximately 2/3 of its height with a knife or similar tool. Outer surface and inner surface of the rim and neck covered with a layer of dark red engobe. Vessel color: dark red. Vessel complete; surface eroded in many places, numerous clay chips on the rim. Dated ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, Edfu. Height 16 cm; diameter 8.6 cm rim, 10.7 cm body, 4.5 cm bottom., A single terracotta-colored clay vessel with a flared rim and a tapered body is centered against a neutral gray background; the vessel shows a textured, slightly rough surface with darker speckles and lighter patches of wear, and colors visible include terracotta, darker brown specks, and pale beige scuffs, all under even lighting.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Vessel Conical-shaped clay vessel widest approximately 3 4 height quite wide almost horizontal shoulders slightly slope Wide short funnel-shaped neck widening spout Wide spout flat upper part slightly rounded bottom slightly asymmetrical Flat asymmetrical bottom Surface leveled lower part finished approximately 2 3 knife tool Outer surface inner surface rim neck covered layer dark red engobe Vessel color dark red Vessel complete surface eroded places numerous clay chips Dated ca 2686–ca 2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu Height 16 cm diameter 8.6 cm rim 10.7 cm body 4.5 cm bottom single terracotta-colored clay vessel flared rim tapered body centered neutral gray background vessel textured slightly rough surface darker speckles lighter patches wear colors visible include terracotta darker brown specks pale beige scuffs under even lighting.

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