Caption

Water vessel qulla, bottle gulla. Ovoid, elongated body, wider in upper 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. The neck, preserved in its lowest part, is separated from the body by a small, sharply profiled hump. The entire surface of the vessel is covered with light whitewash. Nile clay, medium-porous, 5th century, Tell Atrib, vessel; height 17.0 cm, width 11.5 cm, diameter 4 cm base., An aged clay vessel with a rounded body tapering to a narrow base and a broken tip, featuring a pair of loop handles near the shoulder and horizontal ridged bands around the lower half; the surface shows rough texture, chips, and cracks with areas of wear. The visible colors are muted beige, terracotta, pale brown, and some darker grayish spots against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_252

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1002.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water vessel qulla bottle gulla Ovoid elongated body wider upper 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 vessel covered light whitewash Nile clay medium-porous 5th century Tell Atrib height 17.0 cm width 11.5 cm diameter 4 cm base aged clay rounded body tapering narrow base broken tip featuring pair loop handles near shoulder horizontal ridged bands lower half surface rough texture chips cracks areas wear visible colors muted beige terracotta pale brown darker grayish spots neutral gray background.