Canopic urn. Clay canopic urn with a cylindrical shape and a flat bottom and a flat, straight rim. Made on the wheel of Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System. Bottom is cut off with a knife; surface leveled. On the outer wall is a rectangle painted in red, measuring 11.5 cm width by 11 cm height. Color of vessel: light brown. Preservation condition quite good — rim partially filled with plaster and painted. Date ca. 1550–1069 BC New Kingdom, provenance Deir el-Medina. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm rim, diameter 11.4 cm bottom., An upright cylindrical object with a slightly uneven rim and base, showing a rough, textured surface with small pits and scratches; the object displays a range of muted earth tones including beige, tan, light brown, and subtle hints of gray and pale orange, with faint irregular darker spots and thin hairline cracks visible across its surface.
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Canopic urn. Clay canopic urn with a cylindrical shape and a flat bottom and a flat, straight rim. Made on the wheel of Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System. Bottom is cut off with a knife; surface leveled. On the outer wall is a rectangle painted in red, measuring 11.5 cm width by 11 cm height. Color of vessel: light brown. Preservation condition quite good — rim partially filled with plaster and painted. Date ca. 1550–1069 BC New Kingdom, provenance Deir el-Medina. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm rim, diameter 11.4 cm bottom., An upright cylindrical object with a slightly uneven rim and base, showing a rough, textured surface with small pits and scratches; the object displays a range of muted earth tones including beige, tan, light brown, and subtle hints of gray and pale orange, with faint irregular darker spots and thin hairline cracks visible across its surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Canopic urn Clay canopic urn cylindrical shape flat bottom flat straight rim wheel Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System Bottom cut off knife surface leveled outer wall rectangle painted red measuring 11.5 cm width 11 cm height Color vessel light brown Preservation condition quite good rim partially filled plaster painted Date ca 1550–1069 BC New Kingdom provenance Deir el-Medina Vessel height 23.5 cm diameter 12.5 cm rim diameter 11.4 cm bottom upright cylindrical object slightly uneven rim base showing rough textured surface small pits scratches object displays range muted earth tones beige tan light brown subtle hints gray pale orange faint irregular darker spots thin hairline cracks visible across surface.

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