Caption

Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery conical clay vessel Nile clay, NB according to the Vienna System, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Handcrafted, tapering to a pointed bottom; slightly irregular, widest at ~3/4 of the height; narrow sloping shoulders, short wide neck, very gently rounded widening rim rim damaged. Upper part shoulders, neck, rim turned. Around half the height a trace of joining of two separately made parts. Surface leveled, outer probably covered with a layer of engobe. Remains of a hieratic inscription in black on lower part of the belly. Height 13.2 cm; rim diameter 5.8 cm; body diameter 8.3 cm. Analogies: Petrie, Dendera pl. XVI.2; Hope, Akhmim fig.7 type AIVa 2bi; Reisner, Mycerinus p.212 fig.64; Brunton, Qau and Badari pl. LXXXI type 77N; Mace, Naga ed-Der II figs.87.11–25; Reisner, Naga ed-Der III figs.28–33; Petrie, Abydos II pl. XLIII; Keiser et al., MDAIK 40 fig.9b., A large rounded clay vessel with a narrow rim and a tapered pointed base, shown against a plain gray background; the vessel's surface is rough and textured with small pits and irregularities and appears in shades of brown and tan with subtle darker brown and grayish patches, and a faint area of reddish coloration near the pointed end.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A05_043

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Keywords

Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery conical clay vessel Nile clay NB according Vienna System Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Handcrafted tapering pointed bottom slightly irregular widest ~3 4 height narrow sloping shoulders short wide neck gently rounded widening rim rim damaged Upper part shoulders neck rim turned half trace joining two separately parts Surface leveled outer covered layer engobe Remains black lower part belly Height 13.2 cm rim diameter 5.8 cm body diameter 8.3 cm Analogies Petrie Dendera pl Xvi.2 Hope Akhmim fig.7 type AIVa 2bi Reisner Mycerinus p.212 fig.64 Brunton Qau Badari pl LXXXI type 77N Mace Naga ed-Der II figs.87.11–25 Naga ed-Der III figs.28–33 Abydos II pl Xliii Keiser et al MDAIK 40 fig.9b large clay vessel narrow rim tapered pointed base shown plain gray background vessel's surface rough textured small pits irregularities shades brown tan subtle darker brown grayish patches faint area reddish coloration near .