Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery vessel ceramic, clay, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC; comparative parallels: 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, Avila, Dreyer, Jaritz, Laskowska-Kusztal, MDAIK 40, fig. 9b. Find site: Edfu. Vessel dimensions: height 15.1 cm; rim dia. 5.6 cm; body dia. 8.2 cm., A single tall, rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim rests against a plain background; the surface of the vessel shows a rough, textured finish with small pits and irregularities, and its overall color is various shades of brown with hints of darker and lighter brown mottling and small flecks of beige and gray.
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Vessel with hieratic inscription, Egyptian pottery vessel ceramic, clay, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–ca. 2181 BC; comparative parallels: 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, Avila, Dreyer, Jaritz, Laskowska-Kusztal, MDAIK 40, fig. 9b. Find site: Edfu. Vessel dimensions: height 15.1 cm; rim dia. 5.6 cm; body dia. 8.2 cm., A single tall, rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim rests against a plain background; the surface of the vessel shows a rough, textured finish with small pits and irregularities, and its overall color is various shades of brown with hints of darker and lighter brown mottling and small flecks of beige and gray.

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Vessel hieratic inscription Egyptian pottery vessel ceramic clay Old Kingdom ca 2686–ca 2181 Bc comparative parallels 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 Avila Dreyer Jaritz Laskowska-Kusztal Mdaik 40 9b Find site Edfu Vessel dimensions height 15.1 cm rim dia 5.6 cm body dia 8.2 cm single tall rounded clay vessel narrow neck flared rim rests plain background surface vessel rough textured finish small pits irregularities color various shades brown hints darker lighter brown mottling small flecks beige gray.

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