Caption

Stone vessel, Stone vessel in the shape of a bird's nest with flat, broad shoulders, a small spout opening not bordered by any protrusion diameter 6.1 cm, walls narrowing in an arch towards a flat, undivided foot. Ca. 2890–2613 BC; Early Dynastic Period, 2nd–3rd Dynasty, Egypt. Vessel; height 6.5 cm, width 15.3 cm, weight 1.0 kg. Repossession provenance probably. Egyptian art; stone vessel; vessels with a separate spout no spout., A rounded, shallow vessel with a wide central opening sits on a neutral surface; its smooth surface shows a mottled pattern of creamy beige, off-white, gray, black, and touches of brown with areas of darker smudging and subtle lighter veins, and a small spot of muted red is visible near the lower edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_381

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Rights managed

Available size

55.9Mb (2.4Mb) / 17.4in x 12.5in / 5212 x 3750 (300dpi)

Keywords

Stone vessel shape bird's nest flat broad shoulders small spout opening bordered any protrusion diameter 6.1 cm walls narrowing arch towards undivided foot Ca 2890–2613 Bc Early Dynastic Period 2nd–3rd Dynasty Egypt Vessel height 6.5 cm width 15.3 cm weight 1.0 kg Repossession provenance Egyptian art stone vessel vessels separate spout no spout rounded shallow vessel wide central opening sits neutral surface smooth surface mottled pattern creamy beige off-white gray black touches brown areas darker smudging subtle lighter veins small spot muted red visible near lower edge.