Jug with biconical belly, widest at mid-height; broad, gently sloping shoulders; wide neck slightly widening toward a profiled, irregular spout that is slightly raised and extended on one side forming a small secondary spout. Spout nearly triangular in cross-section with a ~1 mm indentation at the center of the outer profile. Bottom very slightly rounded. Height of neck about one-third of total vessel height. Made of Nile clay NB1? — Vienna System. Neck formed separately and joined; join traces erased. Outer surface smoothed, covered with engobe and polished; inner surface smoothed except for the neck, which is also engobed and polished. Reddish-brown color. Good preservation; rim slightly chipped in two places and engobe worn off in places on the outer surface. Local workshop: Edfu. Comparative typology: parallels to Old Kingdom types ca. 2686–2181 BCE., A worn terracotta vessel with a rounded body that tapers toward a narrower base and a short, slightly flared neck; the surface shows...
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Jug with biconical belly, widest at mid-height; broad, gently sloping shoulders; wide neck slightly widening toward a profiled, irregular spout that is slightly raised and extended on one side forming a small secondary spout. Spout nearly triangular in cross-section with a ~1 mm indentation at the center of the outer profile. Bottom very slightly rounded. Height of neck about one-third of total vessel height. Made of Nile clay NB1? — Vienna System. Neck formed separately and joined; join traces erased. Outer surface smoothed, covered with engobe and polished; inner surface smoothed except for the neck, which is also engobed and polished. Reddish-brown color. Good preservation; rim slightly chipped in two places and engobe worn off in places on the outer surface. Local workshop: Edfu. Comparative typology: parallels to Old Kingdom types ca. 2686–2181 BCE., A worn terracotta vessel with a rounded body that tapers toward a narrower base and a short, slightly flared neck; the surface shows rough texture with patches of lighter residue and small pits, chips, and scratches. The visible colors are terracotta orange, muted reddish-brown, and lighter grayish-white areas on a neutral gray background.

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Jug biconical belly widest mid-height broad gently sloping shoulders wide neck slightly widening profiled irregular spout slightly raised extended side forming small secondary spout Spout nearly triangular cross-section ~1 mm indentation center outer profile Bottom slightly rounded Height neck -third total vessel height Nile clay NB1 Vienna System Neck formed separately joined join traces erased Outer surface smoothed covered engobe polished inner surface except also engobed Reddish-brown color Good preservation rim slightly chipped two places worn off places outer surface Local workshop Edfu Comparative typology parallels Old Kingdom types ca 2686–2181 Bce terracotta vessel rounded body tapers narrower base short slightly flared rough texture patches lighter residue small pits chips scratches visible colors terracotta orange muted reddish-brown lighter grayish-white areas neutral gray background.

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