Jug, Egyptian pottery jug, cylindrical with flaring neck, clay, c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, from Edfu; vessel height 18.6 cm, rim diameter 8.5 cm, body diameter 15.8 cm, bottom diameter 9.1 cm., A single clay vessel with a rounded body that tapers toward the base and rises to a flared neck, shown against a plain background. The vessel is predominantly terracotta brown with variations in tone and small dark speckles and fine surface cracks. The background is a uniform gray. The surface of the clay shows rough, slightly weathered texture and a few lighter and darker spots.
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Jug, Egyptian pottery jug, cylindrical with flaring neck, clay, c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, from Edfu; vessel height 18.6 cm, rim diameter 8.5 cm, body diameter 15.8 cm, bottom diameter 9.1 cm., A single clay vessel with a rounded body that tapers toward the base and rises to a flared neck, shown against a plain background. The vessel is predominantly terracotta brown with variations in tone and small dark speckles and fine surface cracks. The background is a uniform gray. The surface of the clay shows rough, slightly weathered texture and a few lighter and darker spots.

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Jug Egyptian pottery jug cylindrical flaring neck clay c 2686–c 2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu vessel height 18.6 cm rim diameter 8.5 cm body diameter 15.8 cm bottom diameter 9.1 cm single clay vessel rounded body tapers base rises flared neck shown plain background predominantly terracotta brown variations tone small dark speckles fine surface cracks background uniform gray surface rough slightly weathered texture lighter darker spots.

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