Caption

Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery, clay vessel, Old Kingdom ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC, excavated at Edfu; comparative material: Petrie, Dendera, pl. XVI.2; Hope, Akhmim, fig. 7, type AIVa 2bi; Reisner, Mycerinus, p. 212, fig. 64 3,4; Brunton, Qau and Badari, pl. LXXXI type 77N — earlier dated to the IV–Vth Dynasty; Mace, Naga ed-Der II, figs. 87.11–14, 16–25; Reisner, Naga ed-Der III, fig. 28–33; Petrie, Abydos II, pl. XLIII, 79–80; Keiser et al., MDAIK 40, fig. 9b; vessel height 15.1 cm, rim diameter 5.6 cm, body diameter 8.2 cm., A large, rounded clay vessel with an elongated, tapered bottom and a slightly flared rim, shown against a plain gray background; the surface of the vessel is rough and textured with visible small pits and irregularities, and its color is predominantly brown with variations of lighter and darker brown tones and hints of tan and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_065

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Keywords

Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery clay vessel Old Kingdom ca 2686–ca 2181 Bc excavated Edfu comparative material Petrie Dendera pl Xvi.2 Hope Akhmim fig 7 type AIVa 2bi Reisner Mycerinus p 212 64 3 4 Brunton Qau Badari LXXXI type 77N earlier dated IV–Vth Dynasty Mace Naga ed-Der II figs 87.11–14 16–25 Naga ed-Der III 28–33 Abydos II Xliii 79–80 Keiser et al Mdaik 40 9b vessel height 15.1 cm rim diameter 5.6 cm body diameter 8.2 cm large rounded clay vessel elongated tapered bottom slightly flared rim shown plain gray background surface rough textured visible small pits irregularities color predominantly brown variations lighter darker brown tones hints tan gray.