Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery vessel of clay, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC; findspot Edfu; height 15.1 cm, rim diameter 5.6 cm, body diameter 8.2 cm. 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, Laskowska-Kusztal, MDAIK 40, fig. 9b., A large, rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim, shown against a plain gray background, with a rough, textured surface that has small pits and scratches. The vessel is predominantly brown with variations of lighter and darker brown tones and small flecks of pale and reddish-brown. The surface shows unevenness and some areas of wear and abrasion.
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Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery vessel of clay, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC; findspot Edfu; height 15.1 cm, rim diameter 5.6 cm, body diameter 8.2 cm. 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, Laskowska-Kusztal, MDAIK 40, fig. 9b., A large, rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim, shown against a plain gray background, with a rough, textured surface that has small pits and scratches. The vessel is predominantly brown with variations of lighter and darker brown tones and small flecks of pale and reddish-brown. The surface shows unevenness and some areas of wear and abrasion.

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Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery vessel clay Old Kingdom ca 2686–ca 2181 Bc findspot Edfu height 15.1 cm rim diameter 5.6 cm body diameter 8.2 cm 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 Laskowska-Kusztal Mdaik 40 9b large rounded clay vessel narrow neck flared rim shown plain gray background rough textured surface small pits scratches vessel predominantly brown variations lighter darker brown tones small flecks pale reddish-brown surface unevenness areas wear abrasion.

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