Amphora, unknown Egyptian workshop; amphorae, Egyptian amphorae, Egyptian ceramics, storage vessel, Coptic vessel, amphora; Nile clay. Wine transport vessel with a spindle-cylindrical, long body; steep arms; cylindrical neck ending in a straight rim. Cylindrical handles, oval in cross-section, are attached to the lower part of the arms and to the middle part of the neck. The entire body has grooves of varying density and size, densest in the lower and upper parts. No cylindrical foot. Brown alluvial clay Naqlun AC1A ceramic type. Outer surface brown and even; interior and upper outer neck coated with a black resinous substance. Dated 2nd half of 4th–5th century; findspot Edfu. Vessel amphora. Height 65 cm; rim diameter 7 cm; body diameter 19 cm., A top-down view of a round clay vessel with a dark circular opening at its center and a narrow handle crossing over the opening; the vessel is earthy brown with subtle variations and small darker spots, the handle appears a lighter beige, and ...
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Amphora, unknown Egyptian workshop; amphorae, Egyptian amphorae, Egyptian ceramics, storage vessel, Coptic vessel, amphora; Nile clay. Wine transport vessel with a spindle-cylindrical, long body; steep arms; cylindrical neck ending in a straight rim. Cylindrical handles, oval in cross-section, are attached to the lower part of the arms and to the middle part of the neck. The entire body has grooves of varying density and size, densest in the lower and upper parts. No cylindrical foot. Brown alluvial clay Naqlun AC1A ceramic type. Outer surface brown and even; interior and upper outer neck coated with a black resinous substance. Dated 2nd half of 4th–5th century; findspot Edfu. Vessel amphora. Height 65 cm; rim diameter 7 cm; body diameter 19 cm., A top-down view of a round clay vessel with a dark circular opening at its center and a narrow handle crossing over the opening; the vessel is earthy brown with subtle variations and small darker spots, the handle appears a lighter beige, and the interior rim is a darker brown; the background is a smooth gradient of gray.

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Amphora unknown Egyptian workshop amphorae Egyptian amphorae Egyptian ceramics storage vessel Coptic vessel amphora Nile clay Wine transport vessel spindle-cylindrical long body steep arms cylindrical neck ending straight rim Cylindrical handles oval cross-section attached lower part arms middle part neck entire body grooves varying density size densest lower upper parts No cylindrical foot Brown alluvial clay Naqlun AC1A ceramic type Outer surface brown even interior upper outer neck coated black resinous substance Dated 2nd half 4th–5th century findspot Edfu Vessel amphora Height 65 cm rim diameter 7 cm body diameter 19 cm top-down view round vessel dark circular opening center narrow handle crossing opening earthy brown subtle variations small darker spots lighter beige interior rim darker brown background smooth gradient gray.

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