Caption

Vessel with hieratic inscription. Conical clay vessel tapering toward the bottom; irregular, widest at approx. 3/4 of the height. Narrow, only slightly sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; very gently rounded, slightly flaring rim; pointed bottom. Handcrafted: upper part shoulders, neck, rim turned. Smooth surface, externally probably covered with engobe. In the widest part three shallow horizontal lines placed over a space of approx. 0.8 cm. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. In the lower part of the body are remains of a hieratic inscription in black sht. Vessel complete, well-preserved. Comparative parallels cited; earlier dated to the Old Kingdom ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC, find site Edfu. Dimensions: height 14.4 cm; rim diameter 5.4 cm; body diameter 8.4 cm., A top-down view of a round, open-mouthed clay vessel with a rough, textured surface in shades of brown and tan set against a uniform light gray background, showing the deep dark interior and the uneven rim with small pits and variations in color.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_353

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61.6Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.5in x 15.5in / 4640 x 4640 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel hieratic inscription Conical clay vessel tapering bottom irregular widest approx 3 4 height Narrow slightly sloping shoulders short wide neck gently rounded flaring rim pointed bottom Handcrafted upper part shoulders neck rim turned Smooth surface externally covered engobe widest part three shallow horizontal lines placed space 0.8 cm Nile clay NB2 Vienna System lower part body remains black sht Vessel complete well-preserved Comparative parallels cited earlier dated Old Kingdom ca 2686–ca 2181 Bc find site Edfu Dimensions 14.4 cm rim diameter 5.4 cm body diameter 8.4 cm top-down view round open-mouthed clay vessel rough textured surface shades brown tan set uniform light gray background showing deep dark interior uneven rim small pits variations color.