Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, ceramics; almost cylindrical hand-made clay vessel, widest just below the rim, rounded bottom, slightly marked narrow sloping shoulders, straight tapering rim. Made of Nile clay with numerous organic inclusions and limestone particles; surface uneven, better worked in upper part, with numerous uneven depressions especially at the bottom. Brown color. Fairly well preserved; surface cracks attributed to careless kneading and firing. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC; from Edfu. Function: vessel. Height 36.5 cm; diameter 11.5 cm rim, 13.2 cm body., A tall cylindrical object with a rough, pitted surface standing against a plain light gray background; the object appears textured and uneven with a weathered, earthy surface showing small holes, indentations, and irregularities; its color is predominantly light brown with areas of darker brown and subtle tan variations; the top edge is slightly rounded and shows a few lighter spots, while the lower portion tapers slightly and has a more irregular, craggy appearance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_470

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51.2Mb (3.0Mb) / 9.9in x 20.0in / 2982 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery ceramics almost cylindrical hand- clay vessel widest rim rounded bottom slightly marked narrow sloping shoulders straight tapering Nile clay numerous organic inclusions limestone particles surface uneven better worked upper part numerous uneven depressions bottom Brown color Fairly well preserved surface cracks attributed careless kneading firing Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Edfu Function vessel Height 36.5 cm diameter 11.5 cm rim 13.2 cm body tall cylindrical object rough pitted surface standing plain light gray background object textured uneven weathered earthy showing small holes indentations irregularities color predominantly light brown areas darker brown subtle tan variations top edge slightly rounded lighter spots lower portion tapers slightly irregular craggy appearance.