Caption

Vessel. A small wheel-made clay vessel with an almost hemispherical belly that transforms halfway up into clearly defined shoulders and a rounded bottom. Short neck tapering toward the top with an upturned rim. Interior smoothed; exterior smoothed and covered with an orange engobe. Decoration: four horizontal bands—two on the lower neck and two on the body. Vessel complete, slightly eroded, especially on the neck. Material: marl clay type MA4? according to Vienna System. Function: tableware. Painted pottery, Egyptian ceramics. Early 18th Dynasty?, ca. 1550–1295 BC New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Height 7 cm; width 7.5 cm; rim diameter 5.1 cm; weight 0.12 kg., A single terracotta vessel with a rounded body, a narrowed neck, and a flared rim sits on a clear cylindrical stand; the surface shows a coarse, textured finish with a few thin darker bands encircling the neck and upper body, and the visible colors include shades of orange, reddish-brown, darker brown in the bands, and neutral gray from the background and the clear stand.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A05_193

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24.6Mb (1.8Mb) / 9.8in x 9.8in / 2933 x 2933 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel small wheel- clay vessel almost hemispherical belly transforms halfway up defined shoulders rounded bottom Short neck tapering top upturned rim Interior smoothed exterior smoothed covered orange engobe Decoration four horizontal bands two lower neck body Vessel complete slightly eroded neck Material marl clay type MA4 according Vienna System Function tableware Painted pottery Egyptian ceramics Early 18th Dynasty ca 1550–1295 BC New Kingdom 18th Dynasty Height 7 cm width 7.5 cm rim diameter 5.1 cm weight 0.12 kg single terracotta vessel rounded body narrowed neck flared rim sits clear cylindrical stand surface coarse textured finish thin darker bands encircling upper body visible colors include shades orange reddish-brown darker brown neutral gray background clear stand.