Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, handmade clay vessel; almost cylindrical, widest just below a straight, tapering rim; rounded bottom; slightly marked, irregular, very narrow, sloping shoulders. Made of Nile clay with numerous organic inclusions and limestone particles; surface uneven, better worked in upper part, with many uneven depressions especially at the bottom. Color brown. Fairly well preserved; surface cracks attributed to careless craftsmanship in kneading and firing. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC; from Edfu. Height 36.5 cm; rim diameter 11.5 cm; body diameter 13.2 cm., A roughly spherical, textured object with a rough, cracked surface occupies the center against a plain gray background; the object shows a mix of brown and tan tones with small areas of darker brown and faint reddish patches, and its surface has irregular pits, crevices, and crumbly areas giving it an earthy, porous appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_476

License type

Rights managed

Available size

85.5Mb (2.9Mb) / 18.2in x 18.2in / 5466 x 5466 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery handmade clay vessel almost cylindrical widest straight tapering rim rounded bottom slightly marked irregular narrow sloping shoulders Nile clay numerous organic inclusions limestone particles surface uneven better worked upper part uneven depressions bottom Color brown Fairly well preserved surface cracks attributed careless craftsmanship kneading firing Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Edfu Height 36.5 cm rim diameter 11.5 cm body diameter 13.2 cm roughly spherical textured object rough cracked surface occupies center plain gray background object mix brown tan tones small areas darker brown faint reddish patches irregular pits crevices crumbly areas giving earthy porous appearance.