Caption

Jug. Small clay jug with one handle; wide, sloping shoulders, short neck widening toward a straight, slightly flaring spout. Handle attaches slightly above the vessel’s widest diameter and extends about 1 cm above the spout line; circular in cross-section below, slightly flattened above. Slightly convex bottom. Made of Nile clay; exterior and rim/neck interior coated with a thick red slip; overall red-brown color. Complete and fairly well preserved; slip worn in places. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Dimensions: height 12.7 cm; rim diameter 8.4 cm; body diameter 13.5 cm; bottom diameter 9.5 cm., A top-down view of a round clay vessel with a wide open mouth and a small protruding spout, showing a weathered surface in shades of reddish-brown and terra cotta with lighter flecks and patches, the interior appearing very dark, set against a flat gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_421

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.8Mb (1.4Mb) / 17.7in x 17.7in / 5314 x 5314 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug Small clay jug handle wide sloping shoulders short neck widening straight slightly flaring spout Handle attaches vessel’s widest diameter extends 1 cm spout line circular cross-section slightly flattened Slightly convex bottom Nile clay exterior rim neck interior coated thick red slip red-brown color Complete fairly well preserved slip worn places Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Dimensions height 12.7 cm rim diameter 8.4 cm body diameter 13.5 cm bottom diameter 9.5 cm top-down view round clay vessel wide open mouth small protruding showing weathered surface shades reddish-brown terra cotta lighter flecks patches interior appearing dark set flat gray background.