Jug, Egyptian pottery, clay vessel jug, cylindrical with flaring neck, Old Kingdom, c. 2686–c. 2181 BC, from Edfu; height 18.6 cm, rim diameter 8.5 cm, body diameter 15.8 cm, bottom diameter 9.1 cm., A terracotta-colored clay vessel with a rounded shoulder, tapered body, and a flared, scalloped rim sits against a solid gray background; the surface shows a few small pits and irregularities, subtle horizontal striations, and variations in the reddish-brown and orange-brown hues, with darker specks and slightly lighter worn areas.
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Jug, Egyptian pottery, clay vessel jug, cylindrical with flaring neck, Old Kingdom, c. 2686–c. 2181 BC, from Edfu; height 18.6 cm, rim diameter 8.5 cm, body diameter 15.8 cm, bottom diameter 9.1 cm., A terracotta-colored clay vessel with a rounded shoulder, tapered body, and a flared, scalloped rim sits against a solid gray background; the surface shows a few small pits and irregularities, subtle horizontal striations, and variations in the reddish-brown and orange-brown hues, with darker specks and slightly lighter worn areas.

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Jug Egyptian pottery clay vessel jug cylindrical flaring neck Old Kingdom c 2686–c 2181 Bc Edfu height 18.6 cm rim diameter 8.5 cm body diameter 15.8 cm bottom diameter 9.1 cm terracotta-colored clay vessel rounded shoulder tapered body flared scalloped rim sits solid gray background surface small pits irregularities subtle horizontal striations variations reddish-brown orange-brown hues darker specks slightly lighter worn areas.

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