Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, hand-made clay vessel with a conical belly widest in its upper part approx. 4/5 of the vessel's height, rounded bottom, irregularly marked shoulders clearly sloping on one side, short and almost horizontal on the opposite, straight slightly tapering rim. Made of not very well-worked Nile clay with numerous organic inclusions and limestone particles visible on the uneven surface; carelessly made with many uneven depressions and surface cracks resulting from poor clay kneading. Brown color. Ca. 2686–2181 BC Old Kingdom, from Edfu. Vessel; height 38 cm, rim diameter 11.7 cm, body diameter 15.7 cm., An upright, elongated clay vessel with a rough, weathered surface, showing a mix of beige, tan, light brown, and patches of reddish-brown hues; the vessel has an irregular, slightly tapered shape with a rounded base and a narrower, uneven rim at the top, and its exterior displays cracks, pits, and textured marks along with a few small, lighter spots against a plain gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_445

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57.7Mb (2.6Mb) / 11.2in x 20.0in / 3363 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery hand- clay vessel conical belly widest upper part approx 4 5 vessel's height rounded bottom irregularly marked shoulders sloping side short almost horizontal opposite straight slightly tapering rim well-worked Nile clay numerous organic inclusions limestone particles visible uneven surface carelessly uneven depressions surface cracks resulting poor clay kneading Brown color Ca 2686–2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu height 38 cm rim diameter 11.7 cm body diameter 15.7 cm upright elongated clay vessel rough weathered surface showing mix beige tan light brown patches reddish-brown hues vessel irregular slightly tapered shape rounded base narrower uneven rim top exterior displays cracks pits textured marks small lighter spots plain gray background.