Canopic urn. Clay canopic urn with a cylindrical shape and a flat bottom; flat, straight rim. Vessel made on the wheel of Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System. Bottom cut off with a knife; surface leveled. On the outer wall is a rectangle painted in red, 11.5 cm wide by 11 cm high. Color light brown. Preservation quite good; rim partially filled with plaster and painted. ca. 1550–ca. 1069 BC New Kingdom, Deir el-Medina. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, rim diameter 12.5 cm, bottom diameter 11.4 cm., A cylindrical clay vessel shown upright against a neutral background, with a wide rectangular reddish-brown painted panel on its front; the vessel's body is a pale beige-cream color with visible brush and clay texture, small dark specks and tiny pits in the surface, and subtle horizontal striations; the rim is slightly uneven and darker beige with a few small chips, and the base area shows some darker smudges and soil-colored marks.
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Canopic urn. Clay canopic urn with a cylindrical shape and a flat bottom; flat, straight rim. Vessel made on the wheel of Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System. Bottom cut off with a knife; surface leveled. On the outer wall is a rectangle painted in red, 11.5 cm wide by 11 cm high. Color light brown. Preservation quite good; rim partially filled with plaster and painted. ca. 1550–ca. 1069 BC New Kingdom, Deir el-Medina. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, rim diameter 12.5 cm, bottom diameter 11.4 cm., A cylindrical clay vessel shown upright against a neutral background, with a wide rectangular reddish-brown painted panel on its front; the vessel's body is a pale beige-cream color with visible brush and clay texture, small dark specks and tiny pits in the surface, and subtle horizontal striations; the rim is slightly uneven and darker beige with a few small chips, and the base area shows some darker smudges and soil-colored marks.

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Canopic urn Clay canopic urn cylindrical shape flat bottom flat straight rim Vessel wheel Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System Bottom cut off knife surface leveled outer wall rectangle painted red 11.5 cm wide 11 cm high Color light brown Preservation quite good rim partially filled plaster painted ca 1550–ca 1069 BC New Kingdom Deir el-Medina height 23.5 cm rim diameter 12.5 cm bottom diameter 11.4 cm cylindrical clay vessel shown upright neutral background wide rectangular reddish-brown panel front vessel's body pale beige-cream color visible brush clay texture small dark specks tiny pits surface subtle horizontal striations rim slightly uneven darker beige small chips base area darker smudges soil-colored marks.

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