Légende

Plate, unknown Aswan workshop; flat plate on a low, ring-shaped foot. Rim poorly defined, rounded at the top with a vertical, slightly concave outer wall. Surfaces covered with red engobe and polished. Decoration executed by engraving and imprinting: three concentric grooves on the inner bottom, a roulette motif between the two outer grooves, and a central stamped cross in the form of a crux gemmata. Made of pink kaolin clay. 6th–7th century. Find location: Edfu. Vessel plate. Height 5.0–5.3 cm; diameter 26.8 cm rim, 13.7 cm bottom. Materials/technique: plates, Aswan pottery, Egyptian pottery, Egyptian sigillata, tableware, Coptic vessels, stamp impressions, stamped decoration, roulette decoration, kaolin clay., A round shallow dish with a worn terracotta surface sits against a smooth muted gray background; the dish shows circular ridges and areas of surface wear with a few lighter patches and subtle variations in reddish-brown and pale beige tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_231

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.3Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Plate unknown Aswan workshop flat plate low ring-shaped foot Rim poorly defined rounded top vertical slightly concave outer wall Surfaces covered red engobe polished Decoration executed engraving imprinting three concentric grooves inner bottom roulette motif two outer grooves central stamped cross form crux gemmata pink kaolin clay 6th–7th century Find location Edfu Vessel plate Height 5.0–5.3 cm diameter 26.8 cm rim 13.7 cm bottom Materials technique plates Aswan pottery Egyptian pottery Egyptian sigillata tableware Coptic vessels stamp impressions stamped decoration roulette decoration kaolin clay round shallow dish worn terracotta surface sits smooth muted gray background dish circular ridges areas surface wear lighter patches subtle variations reddish-brown pale beige tones.