Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery. Conical clay vessel tapering towards the bottom, irregular, widest approx. 3/4 of the height. Narrow, sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; very gently rounded, slightly flaring rim; pointed bottom. Handmade, upper part neck and rim turned. Surface even, outer probably covered with a layer of engobe. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. In the central part of the belly there are remains of a hieratic inscription in black probably sht dwdw. The vessel is complete and well preserved; traces of salting on one side of the belly. Old Kingdom, Edfu. Height 16.1 cm, rim diameter 6.3 cm, body diameter 8.4 cm. Comparative parallels cited; earlier dated to the 4th–5th Dynasty; ca. 2686–2181 BC., A round, top-down view of a weathered clay vessel with a wide, dark opening at its center; the vessel shows a textured, rough surface in shades of brown and tan with small pits and variations, set against a flat gray background.
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Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery. Conical clay vessel tapering towards the bottom, irregular, widest approx. 3/4 of the height. Narrow, sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; very gently rounded, slightly flaring rim; pointed bottom. Handmade, upper part neck and rim turned. Surface even, outer probably covered with a layer of engobe. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. In the central part of the belly there are remains of a hieratic inscription in black probably sht dwdw. The vessel is complete and well preserved; traces of salting on one side of the belly. Old Kingdom, Edfu. Height 16.1 cm, rim diameter 6.3 cm, body diameter 8.4 cm. Comparative parallels cited; earlier dated to the 4th–5th Dynasty; ca. 2686–2181 BC., A round, top-down view of a weathered clay vessel with a wide, dark opening at its center; the vessel shows a textured, rough surface in shades of brown and tan with small pits and variations, set against a flat gray background.

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Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery Conical clay vessel tapering towards bottom irregular widest approx 3 4 height Narrow sloping shoulders short wide neck gently rounded slightly flaring rim pointed bottom Handmade upper part neck rim turned Surface even outer covered layer engobe Nile clay NB2 Vienna System central part belly remains black sht dwdw vessel complete well preserved traces salting side Old Kingdom Edfu Height 16.1 cm rim diameter 6.3 cm body diameter 8.4 cm Comparative parallels cited earlier dated 4th–5th Dynasty ca 2686–2181 Bc round top-down view weathered clay vessel wide dark opening center textured rough surface shades brown tan small pits variations set flat gray background.

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