Légende

Jug. Jug with a biconical belly, widest at about half its height; broad, not very sloping shoulders; wide neck slightly widening toward the spout, the neck about one-third of the vessel's total height. Spout profiled, irregular, slightly raised and extended on one side forming a small secondary spout; cross-section almost triangular with a ~1 mm indentation at centre of outer profile. Bottom very slightly rounded. Made of Nile clay NB1? according to the Vienna System. Neck was made separately and joined to the body; joint traces erased. Outer surface smoothed, covered with an engobe and polished. Inner surface smoothed except for the neck, which is also engobed and polished. Color reddish-brown. Well preserved with slight chipping at the rim and areas of engobe worn off on the outer surface. Edfu — local workshop. Old Kingdom comparative parallels: Reisner, type XIX–XX, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Measurements referenced in comparative material: example height 17.4 cm; rim Ø 8.1 cm; body Ø 15 cm; base Ø 8.6 cm., A single terracotta vessel with a rounded body tapering toward a narrower base and a short neck that flares slightly at the rim, showing surface wear and small chips; the object appears in shades of reddish-brown with lighter beige and pale grayish patches and faint horizontal striations, set against a uniform gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_331

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

86.0Mo (1.6Mo) / 42.4cm x 50.8cm / 5008 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Jug biconical belly widest half height broad sloping shoulders wide neck slightly widening spout neck -third vessel's total height Spout profiled irregular slightly raised extended side forming small secondary spout cross-section almost triangular ~1 mm indentation centre outer profile Bottom slightly rounded Nile clay NB1 according Vienna System Neck was separately joined body joint traces erased Outer surface smoothed covered engobe polished Inner surface smoothed except also engobed Color reddish-brown Well preserved slight chipping rim areas worn off outer surface Edfu local workshop Old Kingdom comparative parallels Reisner type XIX–XX ca 2686–2181 Bc Measurements referenced comparative material example 17.4 cm Ø 8.1 cm 15 cm base 8.6 cm single terracotta vessel rounded body tapering narrower base short neck flares slightly showing surface wear small chips object shades reddish-brown lighter beige pale grayish patches faint horizontal striations set uniform gray background.