Caption

Vessel with an ovoid belly, widest about halfway up. Wide, short, almost cylindrical neck with a rounded, slightly tapering rim and rounded bottom. Made of Nile clay in two parts, joined about one-third of the vessel's height. Even surface, beige color, complete. Ceramic Egyptian vessel, clay vessel; height 35.5 cm, rim diameter 10.2 cm, body diameter 22.2 cm. Old Kingdom, Edfu, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Comparative typology: Reisner, Mycerinus, type V–XI,7 and XV–XVI., A large rounded ceramic jar with a narrow, slightly flared neck and a rounded base, shown against a plain light gray background; the jar surface appears textured and weathered with a mix of earthy browns, muted tans, and subtle grayish tones, with a few darker spots and faint variations in color across its surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_416

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72.6Mb (2.5Mb) / 14.1in x 20.0in / 4227 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel ovoid belly widest halfway up Wide short almost cylindrical neck rounded slightly tapering rim rounded bottom Nile clay two parts joined -third vessel's height Even surface beige color complete Ceramic Egyptian vessel clay vessel height 35.5 cm rim diameter 10.2 cm body diameter 22.2 cm Old Kingdom Edfu ca 2686–2181 Bc Comparative typology Reisner Mycerinus type V–XI 7 Xv–Xvi large ceramic jar narrow flared neck rounded base shown plain light gray background jar surface textured weathered mix earthy browns muted tans subtle grayish tones darker spots faint variations color across surface.