Caption

Vessel with hieratic inscription. Hand-made clay vessel, turned in the upper part neck, spout. Conical shape tapering towards the bottom, irregular; widest approx. 3/4 of the height. Narrow, slightly sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; rounded, slightly flaring spout; pointed bottom. Smooth surface. Color light red. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. Remains of a hieratic inscription in black on the lower part of the belly. Fairly well preserved; rim slightly damaged. Old Kingdom ca. 2686–2181 BC, Edfu. Height 15.7 cm; rim diameter 5.7 cm; belly diameter 8.5 cm., A large earthenware vessel with an elongated, tapered body and a rounded shoulder, shown against a plain gray background; the surface is rough and textured with visible pits, scratches, and small chips, displaying a mix of tan, light brown, beige, and faint reddish-brown tones, with a few areas of darker brown and small pale grayish spots, and a noticeable crack and some surface irregularities near the lower portion.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_360

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Rights managed

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63.8Mb (2.0Mb) / 12.4in x 20.0in / 3719 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel hieratic inscription Hand- clay vessel turned upper part neck spout Conical shape tapering towards bottom irregular widest approx 3 4 height Narrow slightly sloping shoulders short wide neck rounded flaring pointed bottom Smooth surface Color light red Nile clay NB2 Vienna System Remains black lower part belly Fairly well preserved rim slightly damaged Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Edfu Height 15.7 cm rim diameter 5.7 cm belly diameter 8.5 cm large earthenware vessel elongated tapered body rounded shoulder shown plain gray background surface rough textured visible pits scratches small chips displaying mix tan light brown beige faint reddish-brown tones areas darker brown small pale grayish spots noticeable crack surface irregularities near lower portion.