Légende

Jug with biconical belly. Vessel is widest at about half its height; shoulders broad, not very sloping. Neck wide, slightly widening toward the spout, its height about 1/3 of total. Spout profiled, irregular, slightly raised and extended on one side forming a small secondary spout; almost triangular in cross-section with ~1 mm indentation at centre of outer profile. Bottom very slightly rounded. Made of Nile clay NB1, Vienna System. Neck was made separately and joined; joint traces erased. Outer surface smoothed, covered with engobe and polished. Inner surface smoothed except for the neck, which was also covered with engobe and polished. Color reddish-brown. Condition: quite well preserved; rim slightly chipped in two places; engobe worn off in places on outer surface. Provenance: Edfu — local workshop. Chronology/style: Old Kingdom comparative types ca. 2686–2181 BC. Comparative example: Reisner, Mycerinus, fig. 69 type XIX, XX, vessel height 17.4 cm, rim Ø 8.1 cm, body Ø 15 cm, base Ø 8.6 cm., A single terracotta-colored clay vessel with a rounded body that tapers toward a narrower base and rises into a short, slightly flared neck topped by an irregular, chipped rim; the surface shows a weathered, matte texture with patches of lighter, sandy beige where the outer layer has worn away and a few small dark specks and abrasions scattered across the body, all set against a plain medium-gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_330

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

86.0Mo (1.7Mo) / 42.4cm x 50.8cm / 5008 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Jug biconical belly Vessel widest half height shoulders broad sloping Neck wide slightly widening spout 1 3 total Spout profiled irregular slightly raised extended side forming small secondary spout almost triangular cross-section ~1 mm indentation centre outer profile Bottom slightly rounded Nile clay NB1 Vienna System Neck was separately joined joint traces erased Outer surface smoothed covered engobe polished Inner surface except neck was also covered Color reddish-brown Condition quite well preserved rim slightly chipped two places worn off places outer surface Provenance Edfu local workshop Chronology style Old Kingdom comparative types ca 2686–2181 Bc Comparative example Reisner Mycerinus fig 69 type XIX Xx vessel 17.4 cm rim Ø 8.1 cm body 15 cm base 8.6 cm single terracotta-colored clay vessel rounded body tapers narrower base rises short slightly flared neck topped chipped rim weathered matte texture patches lighter sandy beige outer layer worn away small dark specks abrasions scattered across set plain medium-gray background.