Jug, unknown Aswan workshop; jugs, tableware, Egyptian sigillata, Aswan pottery, Egyptian pottery, Coptic pottery; kaolin clay; defective firing. Jug with a rounded outward-turning rim, cylindrical neck tapering to the base, circumferential rollers midway and at the base. Sloping shoulders merge into an ovoid belly. Preserved trace of a vise indicating connection of the middle neck to the upper shoulders. Flat bottom, curved inward. Pink kaolin ceramic body Gempler IA. Surfaces eroded with remnants of a yellow engobe in the bottom section. Dent in the wall below the vice attachment point on the left side near the bottom, likely from a firing error. 5th–7th century, Edfu find location. Vessel, 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 round, textured object with a central circular opening sits against a smooth gray background; the object shows earthy tones of reddish-brown, terracotta, and muted gray with ...
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Jug, unknown Aswan workshop; jugs, tableware, Egyptian sigillata, Aswan pottery, Egyptian pottery, Coptic pottery; kaolin clay; defective firing. Jug with a rounded outward-turning rim, cylindrical neck tapering to the base, circumferential rollers midway and at the base. Sloping shoulders merge into an ovoid belly. Preserved trace of a vise indicating connection of the middle neck to the upper shoulders. Flat bottom, curved inward. Pink kaolin ceramic body Gempler IA. Surfaces eroded with remnants of a yellow engobe in the bottom section. Dent in the wall below the vice attachment point on the left side near the bottom, likely from a firing error. 5th–7th century, Edfu find location. Vessel, 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 round, textured object with a central circular opening sits against a smooth gray background; the object shows earthy tones of reddish-brown, terracotta, and muted gray with variations in shading and surface roughness.

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Jug unknown Aswan workshop jugs tableware Egyptian sigillata Aswan pottery Egyptian pottery Coptic pottery kaolin clay defective firing rounded outward-turning rim cylindrical neck tapering base circumferential rollers midway Sloping shoulders merge ovoid belly Preserved trace vise indicating connection middle neck upper shoulders Flat bottom curved inward Pink kaolin ceramic body Gempler IA Surfaces eroded remnants yellow engobe bottom section Dent wall vice attachment point left side near bottom firing error 5th–7th century Edfu find location Vessel 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 round textured object central circular opening sits smooth gray background object earthy tones reddish-brown terracotta muted gray variations shading surface roughness.

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