Caption

Bottle, unknown Egyptian workshop; painted Coptic pottery bottle, marl clay with limestone inclusions, possibly sealed/repaired with bitumen. Rounded, falling rim, concavely profiled; almost cylindrical neck flowing into rounded shoulders covered with fine ribs. Two handles one fragmentary attached to lower neck and upper shoulders. Ovoid body with lower body grooved turning traces and ring-shaped foot. Outer surface brown and smoothed. Faint black painted decoration on shoulders: two symmetrical arcades of parallel arches separated by a row of dots one arcade between the handles. Irregular concentration of black substance at highest bulge below damaged handle likely bitumen. 6th century, Edfu; vessel bottle. Height 22.7 cm; spout diameter 4.3 cm; neck diameter 3.0 cm; belly diameter 14.9 cm; bottom diameter 7.2 cm., An earthenware vessel with a rounded body and a narrow neck topped by a short flared rim, showing a rough, aged surface with small pits and uneven texture; the vessel has a single strap handle running from the neck to the shoulder and rests on a small, irregular foot, with subtle horizontal ridges near the lower body; visible colors include muted brown, terracotta, ochre, and traces of gray, all set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_053

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

Keywords

Bottle unknown Egyptian workshop painted Coptic pottery bottle marl clay limestone inclusions sealed repaired bitumen Rounded falling rim concavely profiled almost cylindrical neck flowing rounded shoulders covered fine ribs Two handles fragmentary attached lower neck upper shoulders Ovoid body lower body grooved turning traces ring-shaped foot Outer surface brown smoothed Faint black painted decoration shoulders two symmetrical arcades parallel arches separated row dots arcade handles Irregular concentration black substance highest bulge damaged handle 6th century Edfu vessel bottle Height 22.7 cm spout diameter 4.3 cm neck diameter 3.0 cm belly diameter 14.9 cm bottom diameter 7.2 cm earthenware vessel rounded body narrow neck topped short flared rim showing rough aged surface small pits uneven texture vessel single strap handle running neck shoulder rests small irregular foot subtle horizontal ridges near visible colors include muted brown terracotta ochre traces gray set plain light gray background.