Caption

Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery, ceramic conical vessel tapering towards the bottom, irregular, widest at approx. 3/4 of the height. Narrow, slightly sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; very gently rounded, slightly flaring rim; pointed bottom. Handcrafted; upper part shoulders, neck, rim turned. Smooth surface, externally probably covered with a layer of engobe. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. Remains of a hieratic inscription in black on lower part of the belly. Well preserved with slight damage to the rim. Analogies: Petrie, Dendera, Hope, Akhmim, Reisner, Brunton, Mace, Keiser et al.; earlier dated to the 4th–5th Dynasty; ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Dimensions: height 13.9 cm; lip diameter 5.9 cm; max diameter 8 cm., A single earthenware jar with a rounded body tapering to a pointed base, shown against a plain gray background. The vessel's surface is rough and pitted with visible irregularities and small indentations. The rim is slightly flared and the shoulder curves inward toward the neck. Colors visible include shades of brown and tan on the jar, with subtle darker brown spots and faint areas of grayish discoloration, set against a uniform light gray backdrop.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_063

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Rights managed

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66.7Mb (2.7Mb) / 13.0in x 20.0in / 3887 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery ceramic conical vessel tapering towards bottom irregular widest approx 3 4 height Narrow slightly sloping shoulders short wide neck gently rounded flaring rim pointed bottom Handcrafted upper part shoulders neck rim turned Smooth surface externally covered layer engobe Nile clay NB2 Vienna System Remains black lower part belly Well preserved slight damage Analogies Petrie Dendera Hope Akhmim Reisner Brunton Mace Keiser et al earlier dated 4th–5th Dynasty ca 2686–ca 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu Dimensions 13.9 cm lip diameter 5.9 cm max diameter 8 cm single earthenware jar rounded body tapering pointed base shown plain gray background vessel's surface rough pitted visible irregularities small indentations slightly flared shoulder curves inward Colors visible include shades brown tan jar subtle darker brown spots faint areas grayish discoloration set uniform light gray backdrop.