Caption

Vessel, Egyptian ceramic vessel with an almost spherical belly, widest about 1/3 of the vessel's height; sloping shoulders; poorly defined, very short and wide neck; rounded, slightly flaring rim; rounded bottom. Made of Nile clay NB. Surface smooth; outer surface finished to about half its height with a knife or similar tool; a rather indistinct cord impression around the widest diameter of the belly. Light red color. Chipped rim and traces of salting over the surface. Comparative typology: Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC; provenance Edfu. Dimensions: height 24.9 cm; rim diameter 10.3 cm; body diameter 24.2 cm., A large round clay vessel with a narrow rim sits against a plain gray background; the vessel shows an uneven, weathered surface in shades of brown, tan, beige, and muted orange with patches of lighter off-white speckling, rough texture, small pits, and subtle horizontal striations.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_400

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Keywords

Vessel Egyptian ceramic vessel almost spherical belly widest 1 3 vessel's height sloping shoulders poorly defined short wide neck rounded slightly flaring rim rounded bottom Nile clay NB Surface smooth outer surface finished half height knife tool indistinct cord impression widest diameter belly Light red color Chipped rim traces salting surface Comparative typology Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc provenance Edfu Dimensions 24.9 cm rim diameter 10.3 cm body diameter 24.2 cm large round clay vessel narrow rim sits plain gray background vessel uneven weathered surface shades brown tan beige muted orange patches lighter off-white speckling rough texture small pits subtle horizontal striations.