Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, hand-made clay vessel with a conical belly, widest in its upper part approximately 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 Nile clay with numerous organic inclusions and limestone particles visible on the surface. Uneven surface with numerous depressions; carelessly made. Brown color. Cracks on the surface resulting from poor clay kneading. Ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel. Height 38 cm; diameter rim 11.7 cm; diameter body 15.7 cm., A roughly circular, hollow clay vessel viewed from above with a large irregular opening; the exterior surface shows a textured, weathered appearance with muted beige, tan, and light brown tones along with some subtle reddish-brown areas, and the interior appears very dark to black, set against a smooth light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_447

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Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery hand- clay vessel conical belly widest upper part approximately 4 5 vessel's height Rounded bottom Irregularly marked shoulders sloping side short almost horizontal opposite Straight slightly tapering rim Nile clay numerous organic inclusions limestone particles visible surface Uneven surface numerous depressions carelessly Brown color Cracks surface resulting poor clay kneading Ca 2686–ca 2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu Height 38 cm diameter 11.7 cm diameter body 15.7 cm roughly circular hollow clay vessel viewed large irregular opening exterior surface textured weathered appearance muted beige tan light brown tones subtle reddish-brown areas interior dark black set smooth light gray background.