Jug, unknown Aswan workshop. Jug with a rounded outward-turning rim, cylindrical neck, tapering at the base and provided with circumferential rollers midway up and at the base. Sloping shoulders merge into an ovoid belly. A preserved trace of a vise indicates it connected the middle part of the neck with the upper part of the shoulders. Flat, inward-curving bottom. Pink kaolin ceramic body Gempler IA. Surfaces eroded, but remnants of a yellow engobe survive in the bottom section. Below the vice attachment point, on the left side near the bottom, a dent in the wall is visible, probably from a firing error. Egyptian sigillata/Coptic pottery, kaolin clay; defective firing. 5th–7th century. Find location: Edfu. Vessel type: jug. Height 15.7+ cm preserved; rim diameter 5.0 cm; neck diameter 2.4 cm; body diameter 9.7 cm; bottom diameter 4.0 cm., A worn, roughly textured clay vessel with an irregular narrow neck and chipped rim floats against a plain gray background, showing colors of reddish...
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Jug, unknown Aswan workshop. Jug with a rounded outward-turning rim, cylindrical neck, tapering at the base and provided with circumferential rollers midway up and at the base. Sloping shoulders merge into an ovoid belly. A preserved trace of a vise indicates it connected the middle part of the neck with the upper part of the shoulders. Flat, inward-curving bottom. Pink kaolin ceramic body Gempler IA. Surfaces eroded, but remnants of a yellow engobe survive in the bottom section. Below the vice attachment point, on the left side near the bottom, a dent in the wall is visible, probably from a firing error. Egyptian sigillata/Coptic pottery, kaolin clay; defective firing. 5th–7th century. Find location: Edfu. Vessel type: jug. Height 15.7+ cm preserved; rim diameter 5.0 cm; neck diameter 2.4 cm; body diameter 9.7 cm; bottom diameter 4.0 cm., A worn, roughly textured clay vessel with an irregular narrow neck and chipped rim floats against a plain gray background, showing colors of reddish-brown clay with patches of darker brown and black discoloration and a few lighter, dusty areas.

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Jug unknown Aswan workshop rounded outward-turning rim cylindrical neck tapering base provided circumferential rollers midway up Sloping shoulders merge ovoid belly preserved trace vise indicates connected middle part neck upper part shoulders Flat inward-curving bottom Pink kaolin ceramic body Gempler IA Surfaces eroded remnants yellow engobe survive bottom section vice attachment point left side near bottom dent wall visible firing error Egyptian sigillata Coptic pottery kaolin clay defective firing 5th–7th century Find location Edfu Vessel type jug Height 15.7+ cm preserved rim diameter 5.0 cm neck diameter 2.4 cm body diameter 9.7 cm bottom diameter 4.0 cm worn roughly textured clay vessel irregular narrow neck chipped rim floats plain gray background showing colors reddish-brown clay patches darker brown black discoloration lighter dusty areas.

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