Caption

Jug, unknown Aswan workshop. Jug with a rounded rim, a narrow and upwardly flaring neck with a ring-shaped flange. Spherical body with a large ribbon-shaped handle glued to the lower part of the body and the middle part of the neck. Ring-shaped foot. Traces of turning slightly smoothed. Exterior covered with red-brown engobe, interior beige-pink, even. Kaolin ceramic mass Gempeler type IA. Egyptian sigillata, Egyptian pottery, Coptic vessels, tableware. 5th–6th century. Edfu find location. Vessel, jug; height 14.1 cm; lip diameter 2.4 cm; neck diameter 1.8 cm; body diameter 11.4 cm; base diameter 4.6 cm., A rounded clay vessel with a narrow base and a short, irregular neck suspended against a plain background; the vessel shows worn and flaked surfaces with patches of lighter and darker terracotta tones, a few areas of pale beige residue, and a generally matte, textured appearance in shades of reddish-brown, beige, and muted orange against a solid gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_050

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (749.2Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug unknown Aswan workshop rounded rim narrow upwardly flaring neck ring-shaped flange Spherical body large ribbon-shaped handle glued lower part body middle part Ring-shaped foot Traces turning slightly smoothed Exterior covered red-brown engobe interior beige-pink even Kaolin ceramic mass Gempeler type IA Egyptian sigillata Egyptian pottery Coptic vessels tableware 5th–6th century Edfu find location Vessel jug height 14.1 cm lip diameter 2.4 cm neck diameter 1.8 cm body diameter 11.4 cm base diameter 4.6 cm rounded clay vessel narrow base short irregular neck suspended plain background vessel worn flaked surfaces patches lighter darker terracotta tones areas pale beige residue generally matte textured appearance shades reddish-brown beige muted orange solid gray backdrop.