Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery ceramic clay vessel, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC, Edfu find site. 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 IVth–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, Avila, Dreyer, Jaritz, Laskowaska-Kusztal, 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 a narrow neck and flared rim suspended against a plain background; the surface shows a rough, textured appearance with small pits and irregularities and mottled coloration in shades of brown and tan with darker brown spots and flecks, and subtle variations of lighter beige in places.
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Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery ceramic clay vessel, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC, Edfu find site. 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 IVth–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, Avila, Dreyer, Jaritz, Laskowaska-Kusztal, 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 a narrow neck and flared rim suspended against a plain background; the surface shows a rough, textured appearance with small pits and irregularities and mottled coloration in shades of brown and tan with darker brown spots and flecks, and subtle variations of lighter beige in places.

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Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery ceramic clay vessel Old Kingdom ca 2686–ca 2181 Bc Edfu find site 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 IVth–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 Avila Dreyer Jaritz Laskowaska-Kusztal Mdaik 40 9b height 15.1 cm rim diameter 5.6 cm body diameter 8.2 cm large rounded clay vessel narrow neck flared rim suspended plain background surface rough textured appearance small pits irregularities mottled coloration shades brown tan darker brown spots flecks subtle variations lighter beige places.

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