Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, Type HS vessel of a 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 toward 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 attached 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. Vessel reconstructed from many original fragments; gaps filled with plaster. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel: height 24.8 cm; rim diameter 8.9 cm; shoulder diameter 10.3 cm; bottom diameter 4.1 cm., A single tall, tapered ceramic vessel with a wide, flared rim and narrow neck, shown against a plain gray background; the vessel has a rough, textured surface in shades of reddish-brown and terracotta with subtle variations in tone and small dark speckles and pits across its body.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_431

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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 rim half Rim wide flat upper part slightly rounded bottom slightly asymmetrical Bottom flat Neck separately attached 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 Vessel reconstructed original fragments gaps filled plaster c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu 24.8 cm rim diameter 8.9 cm shoulder diameter 10.3 cm bottom diameter 4.1 cm single tall tapered ceramic vessel wide flared rim narrow neck shown plain gray background vessel rough textured surface shades reddish-brown terracotta subtle variations tone small dark speckles pits across body.