Bottle, unknown Aswan workshop; baggy-shaped bottle without preserved spout. Neck widens toward the top with a circumferential bulge and another at its base; sloping shoulders; baggy belly flowing into the base on a low foot. Pink kaolin ceramic mass Gempeler IA. Partially smoothed turning marks visible on the surface. Outer walls covered with polished red engobe. Egyptian sigillata/Aswan pottery; Coptic pottery/vessels. 2nd half 5th–1st half 6th century. Findspot: Edfu. Vessel bottle. Height 20.6 cm; diameter 3.4 cm neck, 11.3 cm body, 7.7 cm bottom., A single tall, rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared lip, shown against a plain gray background; the vessel has a smooth, slightly textured surface in shades of reddish-brown and terracotta with some lighter beige areas around the rim and base, and faint horizontal striations visible on its body.
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Bottle, unknown Aswan workshop; baggy-shaped bottle without preserved spout. Neck widens toward the top with a circumferential bulge and another at its base; sloping shoulders; baggy belly flowing into the base on a low foot. Pink kaolin ceramic mass Gempeler IA. Partially smoothed turning marks visible on the surface. Outer walls covered with polished red engobe. Egyptian sigillata/Aswan pottery; Coptic pottery/vessels. 2nd half 5th–1st half 6th century. Findspot: Edfu. Vessel bottle. Height 20.6 cm; diameter 3.4 cm neck, 11.3 cm body, 7.7 cm bottom., A single tall, rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared lip, shown against a plain gray background; the vessel has a smooth, slightly textured surface in shades of reddish-brown and terracotta with some lighter beige areas around the rim and base, and faint horizontal striations visible on its body.

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Bottle unknown Aswan workshop baggy-shaped bottle preserved spout Neck widens top circumferential bulge another base sloping shoulders baggy belly flowing low foot Pink kaolin ceramic mass Gempeler IA Partially smoothed turning marks visible surface Outer walls covered polished red engobe Egyptian sigillata Aswan pottery Coptic pottery vessels 2nd half 5th–1st half 6th century Findspot Edfu Vessel bottle Height 20.6 cm diameter 3.4 cm neck 11.3 cm body 7.7 cm bottom single tall rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared lip shown plain gray background vessel smooth slightly textured shades reddish-brown terracotta lighter beige areas rim faint horizontal striations visible body.

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