Caption

Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery, clay vessel, hand-made and turned in the upper part neck, spout. Conical shape tapering toward the bottom, irregular, widest at approx. 3/4 of the height; narrow, slightly sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; rounded, slightly flaring spout; pointed bottom. Smooth surface, light red color. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. Remains of a hieratic inscription in black on the lower part of the belly. Quite well preserved — rim slightly damaged. Comparative parallels cited; earlier dated to the 4th–5th Dynasty; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Dimensions: height 15.7 cm; rim diameter 5.7 cm; belly diameter 8.5 cm., A single weathered clay vessel with a rounded body tapering to a pointed base, shown against a plain light gray background; the vessel's surface is rough and pitted with visible tool marks and small indentations, and its rim is slightly flared and uneven. The overall color is a warm earthy brown with patches of darker brown and muted gray, and there are a few darker speckles and smudges across the surface. The vessel appears worn with some small chips and abrasions, and subtle variations in texture and tone run around its curved form.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_361

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63.8Mb (2.1Mb) / 12.4in x 20.0in / 3719 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery clay vessel hand- turned upper part neck spout Conical shape tapering bottom irregular widest approx 3 4 height narrow slightly sloping shoulders short wide neck rounded flaring pointed bottom Smooth surface light red color Nile clay NB2 Vienna System Remains black lower part belly Quite well preserved rim slightly damaged Comparative parallels cited earlier dated 4th–5th Dynasty Old Kingdom Edfu Dimensions 15.7 cm rim diameter 5.7 cm belly diameter 8.5 cm single weathered rounded body tapering pointed base shown plain light gray background vessel's surface rough pitted visible tool marks small indentations rim slightly flared uneven color warm earthy brown patches darker brown muted gray darker speckles smudges across surface vessel worn small chips abrasions subtle variations texture tone run curved form.