Caption

Vessel by, Egyptian pottery ceramic conical vessel tapering toward the bottom, irregular, widest approx. 3/4 of the height; narrow sloping shoulders; short wide neck; rounded outward rim slightly widening; pointed bottom. Handcrafted: upper part shoulders, neck, rim turned. Smooth surface; exterior probably coated by the potter with a layer of clay mixture applied by hand. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. Beige and red coloration. Vessel cracked along one wall; rim damaged. Analogies: parallels in Petrie Dendera, Abydos, Hope Akhmim, Reisner Mycerinus; Naga ed-Der, Brunton Qau and Badari, Mace Naga ed-Der II, Keiser et al. MDAIK 40, fig.9b. Old Kingdom, Edfu. Height 13 cm; rim diameter 6.3 cm; body diameter 9 cm., A round clay vessel viewed from above with a large dark opening in the center, the vessel surface showing a rough, textured appearance with small pits and imperfections; the clay is a warm brown color with lighter and darker brown variations, and the background is a flat gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_047

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63.8Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.7in x 15.7in / 4724 x 4724 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel Egyptian pottery ceramic conical vessel tapering bottom irregular widest approx 3 4 height narrow sloping shoulders short wide neck rounded outward rim slightly widening pointed bottom Handcrafted upper part shoulders neck rim turned Smooth surface exterior coated potter layer clay mixture applied hand Nile clay NB2 Vienna System Beige red coloration Vessel cracked wall rim damaged Analogies parallels Petrie Dendera Abydos Hope Akhmim Reisner Mycerinus Naga ed-Der Brunton Qau Badari Mace Naga ed-Der II Keiser et al Mdaik 40 fig.9b Old Kingdom Edfu Height 13 cm rim diameter 6.3 cm body diameter 9 cm round vessel viewed large dark opening center vessel surface showing rough textured appearance small pits imperfections warm brown color lighter darker brown variations background flat gray.