Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, ceramic clay vessel of an ovoid, slightly downward-stretching shape, widest at about 2/3 of the height. Broad, sloping shoulders, very short, wide neck. Rounded rim, slightly profiled in the lower part, oval in cross-section, slightly flaring. Rounded bottom. Just above the widest diameter there is a dent made before the vessel was fired. Clay NB2 Vienna System with a significant amount of organic admixture. Wheel-made; approximately half of its height was worked with a knife or similar tool. Beige. Cracked in the upper part. Old Kingdom, c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Edfu. Vessel. Height 34 cm; rim diameter 10.5 cm; body diameter 29 cm., A large rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared lip, shown against a plain gray background; the surface of the vessel displays a weathered, matte texture with visible scratches and small pits, and areas of color including light beige, pale pink, dusty rose, muted orange, and small patches of darker brown; there are faint linear marks and subtle horizontal bands of discoloration around the body, as well as small dark specks scattered across the surface and a few irregular shallow chips along one side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_479

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Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery ceramic clay vessel ovoid slightly downward-stretching shape widest 2 3 height Broad sloping shoulders short wide neck Rounded rim slightly profiled lower part oval cross-section slightly flaring Rounded bottom widest diameter dent vessel was fired Clay NB2 Vienna System significant amount organic admixture Wheel- approximately half worked knife tool Beige Cracked upper part Old Kingdom c 2686–c 2181 Bc Edfu Height 34 cm rim diameter 10.5 cm body diameter 29 cm large rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared lip shown plain gray background surface vessel displays weathered matte texture visible scratches small pits areas color light beige pale pink dusty rose muted orange small patches darker brown faint linear marks subtle horizontal bands discoloration body well small dark specks scattered across irregular shallow chips side.