Canopic urn, Clay canopic urn with a cylindrical shape and a flat bottom and flat, straight rim. Made on the wheel of Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System. Bottom cut off with a knife; surface leveled. Outer wall painted with a red rectangle measuring 11.5 cm × 11 cm. Color light brown. Rim partially filled with plaster and painted. Date: ca. 1550–ca. 1069 BC New Kingdom, provenance: Deir el-Medina. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, rim diameter 12.5 cm, bottom diameter 11.4 cm., A tall cylindrical clay vessel with an uneven rim and a slightly tapered base, showing a large rectangular painted area on its side; the vessel's surface is rough with visible tool marks, small chips, and pitting. The visible colors are muted beige and light tan across most of the vessel, a broad rusty red rectangular panel on the body, and small darker brown spots and scratches. The background is a uniform neutral gray.
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Canopic urn, Clay canopic urn with a cylindrical shape and a flat bottom and flat, straight rim. Made on the wheel of Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System. Bottom cut off with a knife; surface leveled. Outer wall painted with a red rectangle measuring 11.5 cm × 11 cm. Color light brown. Rim partially filled with plaster and painted. Date: ca. 1550–ca. 1069 BC New Kingdom, provenance: Deir el-Medina. Vessel; height 23.5 cm, rim diameter 12.5 cm, bottom diameter 11.4 cm., A tall cylindrical clay vessel with an uneven rim and a slightly tapered base, showing a large rectangular painted area on its side; the vessel's surface is rough with visible tool marks, small chips, and pitting. The visible colors are muted beige and light tan across most of the vessel, a broad rusty red rectangular panel on the body, and small darker brown spots and scratches. The background is a uniform neutral gray.

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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 painted red rectangle measuring 11.5 cm × 11 cm Color light brown Rim partially filled plaster painted Date ca 1550–ca 1069 BC New Kingdom provenance Deir el-Medina Vessel height 23.5 cm rim diameter 12.5 cm bottom diameter 11.4 cm tall cylindrical clay vessel uneven rim slightly tapered base showing large rectangular area side vessel's surface rough visible tool marks small chips pitting visible colors muted beige light tan across vessel broad rusty red rectangular panel body small darker brown spots scratches background uniform neutral gray.

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