Caption

Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery, clay vessel, conical vessel tapering toward the bottom, irregular, widest approx. 3/4 of the height; narrow, strongly sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; very gently rounded, flaring rim; pointed bottom. Handcrafted; upper part shoulders, neck, rim turned. Smooth surface, exterior probably covered with a layer of engobe. Made of Nile clay Vienna System. In the lower part of the belly there are remains of a hieratic inscription in black. The vessel is complete. Comparative material cited; dated to the Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC, findspot Edfu. Dimensions: height 13.8 cm; rim diameter 5.7 cm; body diameter 7.5 cm., A top-down view of a round, hollow clay vessel with a rough, textured surface in shades of brown and tan, set against a flat gray background; the vessel's interior appears very dark, almost black, and the rim shows small imperfections and subtle variations in brown tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_368

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Keywords

Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery clay vessel conical vessel tapering bottom irregular widest approx 3 4 height narrow strongly sloping shoulders short wide neck gently rounded flaring rim pointed bottom Handcrafted upper part shoulders neck rim turned Smooth surface exterior covered layer engobe Nile clay Vienna System lower part belly remains black vessel complete Comparative material cited dated Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc findspot Edfu Dimensions 13.8 cm rim diameter 5.7 cm body diameter 7.5 cm top-down view round hollow clay vessel rough textured surface shades brown tan set flat gray background vessel's interior dark almost black rim small imperfections subtle variations brown tones.