Caption

Bowl. Vessel flower pot with a conical shape and a flat bottom. Irregular walls. Straight, flat, slightly flaring, asymmetrical rim. Made on the wheel of Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System. Irregular bottom, cut off with a string; 3.2 cm diameter hole in the bottom. Potter's fingerprints as clear indentations in the lower part of the vessel next to the bottom. Smooth surface. Reddish-brown clay. Condition good, with only minor damage to the rim. ca. 1550–ca. 1069 BC New Kingdom, Deir el-Medina. Height 18 cm; rim diameter 15.8 cm; bottom diameter 9.5 cm., A view looking into a round, hollow, cylindrical object made of clay with a rough, matte surface showing earthy brown and terracotta tones, with darker brown areas toward the center and subtle variations of reddish-brown and beige along the inner walls; the rim shows a few small chips and rough edges in similar brown colors, and a small irregular hole is visible at the far end revealing a pale gray background; the surrounding background is a smooth light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_116

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.8Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Vessel flower pot conical shape flat bottom Irregular walls Straight flat slightly flaring asymmetrical rim wheel Nile clay type NB2 Vienna System Irregular bottom cut off string 3.2 cm diameter hole bottom Potter's fingerprints clear indentations lower part vessel next Smooth surface Reddish-brown clay Condition good minor damage rim ca 1550–ca 1069 BC New Kingdom Deir el-Medina Height 18 cm rim diameter 15.8 cm bottom diameter 9.5 cm view looking round hollow cylindrical object clay rough matte surface showing earthy brown terracotta tones darker brown areas center subtle variations reddish-brown beige inner walls small chips rough edges brown colors small irregular hole visible far revealing pale gray background surrounding background smooth light gray.