Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, hand-made clay vessel. An almost cylindrical vessel, widest in its upper part just below a straight, slightly tapering rim; rounded bottom; shoulders almost illegible. Handmade of Nile clay with numerous organic inclusions and limestone particles visible on the surface; carelessly made with uneven depressions, especially at the bottom; brown in color; cracks on the surface attributed to craftsmanship, kneading and firing. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC; Edfu. Vessel; height 37.9 cm; diameter 11.4 cm rim, 12.5 cm body., A tall cylindrical object with an uneven, rough surface showing a group of small pits and cracks, colored mostly reddish-brown with areas of grayish-brown and hints of darker brown; the top edge is slightly irregular and the bottom is rounded and more textured, with varying surface shadows against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_485

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46.8Mb (2.5Mb) / 9.1in x 20.0in / 2729 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery hand- clay vessel almost cylindrical vessel widest upper part straight slightly tapering rim rounded bottom shoulders almost illegible Handmade Nile clay numerous organic inclusions limestone particles visible surface carelessly uneven depressions bottom brown color cracks surface attributed craftsmanship kneading firing Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Edfu height 37.9 cm diameter 11.4 cm rim 12.5 cm body tall cylindrical object uneven rough showing group small pits colored mostly reddish-brown areas grayish-brown hints darker brown top edge slightly irregular rounded textured varying shadows pale gray background.