Caption

Vessel, Egyptian pottery vessel, clay, hand-made; almost cylindrical, widest 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 color; cracks on the surface resulting from workmanship and firing. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC; from Edfu. Height 37.9 cm; diameter 11.4 cm rim, 12.5 cm body., A top-down view of a round, hollow clay vessel with a rough, uneven rim in shades of brown and terracotta surrounding a deep black interior, set against a smooth light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_489

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66.4Mb (889.7Kb) / 16.1in x 16.1in / 4818 x 4818 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery vessel clay hand- almost cylindrical widest 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 resulting workmanship firing Old Kingdom ca 2686–ca 2181 Bc Edfu Height 37.9 cm diameter 11.4 cm rim 12.5 cm body top-down view round hollow vessel rough uneven rim shades brown terracotta surrounding deep black interior set smooth light gray background.