Caption

Water vessel qulla. Ovoid, elongated belly; foot edge protrudes outward. Short, wide neck passes into a higher, slightly flared part above a sharp break in the wall. Inside the neck is a strainer formed by puncturing holes in the clay before firing. Entire surface covered with cream-yellow whitewash. Medium-porous Nile clay. 2nd half of the 5th–6th century. Vessel for storing water. Height 17.2 cm; width 9.3 cm; outer rim diameter 7 cm; base diameter 5 cm. Egyptian workshop; Coptic; made at Tell Atrib., A broken clay vessel with a rounded body and a narrow base, showing a rough textured surface in beige and tan with patches of reddish-brown on the rim and base, a missing upper section with jagged edges revealing inner layers, subtle horizontal ridges around the lower body, and a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_237

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water vessel qulla Ovoid elongated belly foot edge protrudes outward Short wide neck passes higher slightly flared part sharp break wall Inside neck strainer formed puncturing holes clay firing Entire surface covered cream-yellow whitewash Medium-porous Nile clay 2nd half 5th–6th century Vessel storing water Height 17.2 cm width 9.3 cm outer rim diameter 7 cm base diameter 5 cm Egyptian workshop Coptic Tell Atrib broken vessel rounded body narrow base showing rough textured surface beige tan patches reddish-brown base missing upper section jagged edges revealing inner layers subtle horizontal ridges lower body plain gray background.