Caption

Water vessel qulla. Ovoid, elongated body, wider in the uppermost part above half the vessel's height. Low foot, hollow inside, poorly defined externally. Two small vises are glued to the arms, and between them, on an axis perpendicular to their attachment, a conical spout for drinking water is glued. Neck preserved in its lowest part is separated from the body by a small, sharply profiled hump. Entire surface covered with light whitewash. Nile clay, medium-porous. 5th century. Vessel; height 17.0 cm, width 11.5 cm, base diameter 4 cm., An aged clay vessel with a tapered base and a rounded shoulder floats against a gray background, showing a weathered surface in shades of light brown, beige, and terracotta with rough, horizontal ridges and patches of darker brown; the vessel has two small rounded handles near the top and a short spout protruding from the shoulder, and the rim and spout areas display chipped, uneven edges and subtle texture variations.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_250

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1016.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water vessel qulla Ovoid elongated body wider uppermost part half vessel's height Low foot hollow inside poorly defined externally Two small vises glued arms them axis perpendicular attachment conical spout drinking water Neck preserved lowest part separated body small sharply profiled hump Entire surface covered light whitewash Nile clay medium-porous 5th century Vessel height 17.0 cm width 11.5 cm base diameter 4 cm aged clay vessel tapered base rounded shoulder floats gray background showing weathered surface shades light brown beige terracotta rough horizontal ridges patches darker brown two small rounded handles near top short spout protruding shoulder rim spout areas display chipped uneven edges subtle texture variations.