Jug, Egyptian pottery, clay vessel, cylindrical with flaring neck, c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, from Edfu; height 18.6 cm, rim diameter 8.5 cm, body diameter 15.8 cm, bottom diameter 9.1 cm., A single terracotta vessel with a wide rounded shoulder narrowing to a slightly flared neck sits against a plain gray background; the pot shows an unglazed, matte surface in warm brown and reddish-brown tones with a few darker flecks and small surface irregularities, and the gray background appears uniform and neutral.
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Jug, Egyptian pottery, clay vessel, cylindrical with flaring neck, c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, from Edfu; height 18.6 cm, rim diameter 8.5 cm, body diameter 15.8 cm, bottom diameter 9.1 cm., A single terracotta vessel with a wide rounded shoulder narrowing to a slightly flared neck sits against a plain gray background; the pot shows an unglazed, matte surface in warm brown and reddish-brown tones with a few darker flecks and small surface irregularities, and the gray background appears uniform and neutral.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_388

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Jug Egyptian pottery clay vessel cylindrical flaring neck c 2686–c 2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu height 18.6 cm rim diameter 8.5 cm body diameter 15.8 cm bottom diameter 9.1 cm single terracotta vessel wide rounded shoulder narrowing slightly flared neck sits plain gray background pot unglazed matte surface warm brown reddish-brown tones darker flecks small surface irregularities gray background uniform neutral.

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