Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, ceramics, clay vessel. 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. Dent just above the widest diameter made before firing. Clay NB2 Vienna System with significant organic admixture. Wheel-made; approximately half the height 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 rim shown against a plain background; the surface is textured with visible scratches, pits, and weathered areas, and shows a palette of pale beige, light tan, muted pink, and soft gray with a few darker brown spots and smudges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_480

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Rights managed

Available size

97.3Mb (3.5Mb) / 18.9in x 20.0in / 5671 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery ceramics 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 Dent widest diameter firing Clay NB2 Vienna System significant organic admixture Wheel- approximately half height 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 rim shown plain background surface textured visible scratches pits weathered areas palette pale beige light tan muted pink soft gray darker brown spots smudges.