Jug, Medium-sized biconical clay jug with wide, sloping shoulders and a wide neck that is almost cylindrical in its lower section and widens toward the spout neck height ˜ 1/3 of total. Profiled, irregular spout raised and extended on one side forming a small secondary spout; slightly rounded, almost triangular in cross-section, with a millimetre-long indentation on the outer profile. Vessel is widest at about half its height; bottom almost flat very slightly rounded. Made on the wheel from Nile clay NB1 Vienna System. Outer surface leveled, covered with an engobe and polished; inner surface leveled. Color red-brown. Complete, very well preserved. Old Kingdom, 5th–6th Dynasty, c. 2494–c. 2181 BC; find place: Edfu. Vessel. Height 19.9 cm; rim diameter 8.1 cm; bottom diameter 9.5 cm; body diameter 16.7 cm; weight 1.1 kg., A rounded clay vessel in a terracotta orange color with a flared neck and slightly pinched rim sits against a smooth gray background; the surface of the vessel shows a ...
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Jug, Medium-sized biconical clay jug with wide, sloping shoulders and a wide neck that is almost cylindrical in its lower section and widens toward the spout neck height ˜ 1/3 of total. Profiled, irregular spout raised and extended on one side forming a small secondary spout; slightly rounded, almost triangular in cross-section, with a millimetre-long indentation on the outer profile. Vessel is widest at about half its height; bottom almost flat very slightly rounded. Made on the wheel from Nile clay NB1 Vienna System. Outer surface leveled, covered with an engobe and polished; inner surface leveled. Color red-brown. Complete, very well preserved. Old Kingdom, 5th–6th Dynasty, c. 2494–c. 2181 BC; find place: Edfu. Vessel. Height 19.9 cm; rim diameter 8.1 cm; bottom diameter 9.5 cm; body diameter 16.7 cm; weight 1.1 kg., A rounded clay vessel in a terracotta orange color with a flared neck and slightly pinched rim sits against a smooth gray background; the surface of the vessel shows a few small blemishes and a single darker grayish-black smudge on one side, and the overall finish appears matte with subtle variations in orange tones.

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Jug Medium-sized biconical clay jug wide sloping shoulders wide neck almost cylindrical lower section widens spout neck height ˜ 1 3 total Profiled irregular spout raised extended side forming small secondary spout slightly rounded almost triangular cross-section millimetre-long indentation outer profile Vessel widest half bottom almost flat wheel Nile clay NB1 Vienna System Outer surface leveled covered engobe polished inner surface leveled Color red-brown Complete well preserved Old Kingdom 5th–6th Dynasty c 2494–c 2181 Bc find place Edfu Height 19.9 cm rim diameter 8.1 cm bottom diameter 9.5 cm body diameter 16.7 cm weight 1.1 kg rounded clay vessel terracotta orange color flared neck slightly pinched rim sits smooth gray background surface vessel small blemishes single darker grayish-black smudge side finish matte subtle variations orange tones.

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