Caption

Fragment of a vessel stand, painted Coptic vessel stand with floral decorations. The walls form a hoop with the upper edge diameter slightly larger than the lower. Decoration painted in black and red on a beige whitewash background. The lower edge bulges outward and inward in a half-cylinder form; its outer surface has a black horizontal band. The upper edge has an outward rim whose horizontal outer surface bears a red band with several black dots and a series of lines running perpendicular to the rim. Exterior decorated with almond-shaped, stylized, unevenly sized plant elements with pointed tips, each filled with a grid of black lines and surrounded by two or three groups of arcuate lines repeating its shape. Medium-porous Nile clay. 6th–7th century, Tell Atrib; vessel. Height 8.5 cm, width 13.7 cm, lower outer rim diameter 24 cm, upper outer rim diameter 25 cm., A broken piece of pottery or tile is shown against a plain gray background; the fragment has an overall terracotta and reddish-brown color with areas of pale beige and light tan on its surface, darker brown rough edges, and a few small darker spots and speckles.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_242

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Rights managed

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

Keywords

Fragment vessel stand painted Coptic vessel stand floral decorations walls form hoop upper edge diameter slightly larger lower Decoration painted black red beige whitewash background lower edge bulges outward inward half-cylinder form outer surface black horizontal band upper edge outward rim horizontal outer surface bears red band several black dots series lines running perpendicular rim Exterior decorated almond-shaped stylized unevenly sized plant elements pointed tips filled grid black lines surrounded two three groups arcuate lines repeating shape Medium-porous Nile clay 6th–7th century Tell Atrib vessel Height 8.5 cm width 13.7 cm lower outer diameter 24 cm upper outer diameter 25 cm broken piece pottery tile shown plain gray background fragment terracotta reddish-brown color areas pale beige light tan surface darker brown rough edges small darker spots speckles.