Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, Type HS vessel of conical, slender shape, widest at about 3/4 of the height. Shoulders quite wide, almost horizontal, slightly sloping. Neck wide, short, funnel-shaped in its lower part, widening towards the rim from about half its height. Rim wide, flat in the upper part, slightly rounded at the bottom, slightly asymmetrical. Bottom flat, slightly asymmetrical. Neck made separately and glued to the shoulders. Surface even. Lower part finished to approximately 3/4 of its height using a knife or similar tool. Outer surface and inner surface of the rim and neck covered with a layer of dark red engobe and polished. Color dark red. Reconstructed from many original fragments; gaps filled with plaster. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom; Edfu. Vessel; height 24.8 cm; diameter 8.9 cm rim; diameter 10.3 cm shoulders; diameter 4.1 cm bottom., A tall, narrow vessel with a flared rim and a gently rounded shoulder tapering to a pointed base, made of a rough, porous material in shades of brown and reddish-brown, showing weathered texture and small pits; the background is a uniform gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_427

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Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery Type HS vessel conical slender shape widest 3 4 height Shoulders quite wide almost horizontal slightly sloping Neck wide short funnel-shaped lower part widening towards rim half Rim wide flat upper part slightly rounded bottom slightly asymmetrical Bottom flat Neck separately glued shoulders Surface even Lower part finished approximately 3 height using knife tool Outer surface inner surface neck covered layer dark red engobe polished Color dark red Reconstructed original fragments gaps filled plaster c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu height 24.8 cm diameter 8.9 cm rim diameter 10.3 cm shoulders diameter 4.1 cm bottom tall narrow vessel flared rim gently rounded shoulder tapering pointed base rough porous material shades brown reddish-brown showing weathered texture small pits background uniform gray.