Légende

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, Type HS vessel, conical slender shape, widest at about 3/4 of the height. Shoulders wide, almost horizontal, slightly sloping. Neck wide, short, funnel-shaped in lower part, widening towards the rim from about half its height. Rim wide, flat on top, slightly rounded at bottom, slightly asymmetrical. Bottom flat, slightly asymmetrical. Neck made separately and glued to the shoulders. Surface even; lower part finished to approx. 3/4 of height with a knife or similar tool. Outer surface and inner surface of rim and neck covered with dark red engobe and polished. Color dark red. Reconstructed from many original fragments; gaps filled with plaster. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 24.8 cm, diameter rim 8.9 cm, diameter shoulders 10.3 cm, diameter bottom 4.1 cm., A tall, narrow vase with a flared rim and a tapered body suspended against a plain background; the surface shows a rough, textured finish with visible small pits and irregularities. The vase is primarily a warm reddish-brown with areas of darker brown and hints of muted ochre and gray, and the background is a neutral mid-gray. The rim appears slightly uneven and the form transitions from a wider shoulder into a long, conical lower section.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_428

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52.8Mo (1.4Mo) / 26.0cm x 50.8cm / 3073 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vessel Egyptian pottery Type HS vessel conical slender shape widest 3 4 height Shoulders wide almost horizontal slightly sloping Neck wide short funnel-shaped lower part widening towards rim half Rim wide flat top slightly rounded bottom slightly asymmetrical Bottom flat Neck separately glued shoulders Surface even lower part finished approx knife tool Outer surface inner surface neck covered dark red engobe polished Color dark red Reconstructed original fragments gaps filled plaster c 2686–c 2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu height 24.8 cm diameter 8.9 cm diameter shoulders 10.3 cm diameter bottom 4.1 cm tall narrow vase flared rim tapered body suspended plain background surface rough textured finish visible small pits irregularities vase primarily warm reddish-brown areas darker brown hints muted ochre gray background neutral mid-gray slightly uneven form transitions wider shoulder long conical lower section.