Légende

Vessel with hieratic inscription. Clay vessel, hand-made and turned in the upper part neck, spout. Conical shape tapering toward a pointed bottom; irregular, widest at approximately 3/4 of the height. Narrow, slightly sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; rounded, slightly flaring spout. Smooth surface; light red color. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. Remains of a hieratic inscription in black on the lower part of the belly. Rim slightly damaged; otherwise quite well preserved. Old Kingdom, Edfu. Height 15.7 cm; rim diameter 5.7 cm; belly diameter 8.5 cm. Comparative parallels cited; earlier comparisons date similar types to ca. 2686–2181 BC 4th–5th Dynasty., A round, dome-shaped object with an uneven, textured surface in shades of brown and tan sits against a solid light gray background; the object shows areas of darker brown and subtle reddish-brown variations, small pits and rough patches, and a few darker speckles and smudges.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_364

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

65.3Mo (1.3Mo) / 40.5cm x 40.5cm / 4778 x 4778 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vessel hieratic inscription Clay vessel hand- turned upper part neck spout Conical shape tapering pointed bottom irregular widest approximately 3 4 height Narrow slightly sloping shoulders short wide neck rounded flaring Smooth surface light red color Nile clay NB2 Vienna System Remains black lower part belly Rim slightly damaged otherwise quite well preserved Old Kingdom Edfu Height 15.7 cm rim diameter 5.7 cm belly diameter 8.5 cm Comparative parallels cited earlier comparisons date types ca 2686–2181 BC 4th–5th Dynasty round dome-shaped object uneven textured surface shades brown tan sits solid light gray background object areas darker brown subtle reddish-brown variations small pits rough patches darker speckles smudges.