Caption

Jug, ceramics, Egyptian clay vessel jug — small jug with one handle; widest about 2/3 of the vessel's height. Wide, rather sloping shoulders; short neck widening toward the spout; straight, slightly flaring spout. Lower handle attached slightly above the vessel's widest diameter; upper attachment reaches the spout, protruding 1 cm above the spout line. Handle circular in cross-section on the lower part, slightly flattened in the upper part. Slightly convex bottom. Made of Nile clay. Surface even and covered with a thick layer of red slip on the outside and on the rim and neck inside. Color red-brown. Complete and fairly well preserved; slip worn away in places. Dating and origin: ca. 2686–2181 BC, Old Kingdom; Edfu. Measurements: height 12.7 cm; rim diameter 8.4 cm; body diameter 13.5 cm; bottom diameter 9.5 cm. Analogies: A. Fakhry, The Monuments of Sneferu at Dahshur, figs. 4–4., A round, shallow vessel viewed from above with a textured, worn surface showing earthy tones of reddish-brown and patches of lighter beige, set against a plain mid-gray background; the rim and interior show variations in the reddish-brown color with small pits and flecks of lighter material, and there are subtle darker spots and smudges on the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_422

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.8Mb (1.8Mb) / 17.7in x 17.7in / 5314 x 5314 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug ceramics Egyptian clay vessel jug small jug handle widest 2 3 vessel's height Wide sloping shoulders short neck widening spout straight slightly flaring Lower handle attached vessel's widest diameter upper attachment reaches protruding 1 cm spout line Handle circular cross-section lower part slightly flattened upper part Slightly convex bottom Nile clay Surface even covered thick layer red slip outside rim neck inside Color red-brown Complete fairly well preserved slip worn away places Dating origin ca 2686–2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu Measurements height 12.7 cm rim diameter 8.4 cm body diameter 13.5 cm bottom diameter 9.5 cm Analogies A Fakhry Monuments Sneferu Dahshur figs 4–4 round shallow vessel viewed textured worn surface showing earthy tones reddish-brown patches lighter beige set plain mid-gray background interior variations reddish-brown color small pits flecks lighter material subtle darker spots smudges surface.