Caption

Water vessel qulla, bottles, Coptic vessels, water vessels qullae, qulla, Water vessel bottle, gulla. 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. 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, A top-down view of an old rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and a broken rim, showing a textured, weathered surface in shades of brown, tan, and reddish-orange, set against a smooth gray background; a few small areas of darker discoloration and rough patches are visible on the vessel.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_254

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (741.1Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water vessel qulla bottles Coptic vessels water vessels qullae qulla Water vessel bottle gulla 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 vessel covered light whitewash Nile clay medium-porous 5th century Tell Atrib height 17.0 cm width 11.5 cm diameter 4 cm base top-down view old rounded clay narrow neck broken rim showing textured weathered surface shades brown tan reddish-orange set smooth gray background small areas darker discoloration rough patches visible vessel.