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Vessel, Egyptian pottery, Type HS vessel of conical, slender shape, widest at about 3/4 of the height. Shoulders wide, almost horizontal, slightly sloping. Neck wide, short, funnel-shaped in its lower part, widening towards the rim from about half its height. Rim wide, flat in the upper part, slightly rounded at the bottom, slightly asymmetrical. Bottom flat, slightly asymmetrical. Neck made separately and attached to the shoulders. Surface even. Lower part finished to approximately 3/4 of its height using a knife or similar tool. Outer surface and inner surface of the rim and neck covered with a layer of dark red engobe and polished. Color dark red. Vessel reconstructed from many original fragments; gaps filled with plaster. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 24.8 cm, rim diameter 8.9 cm, shoulder diameter 10.3 cm, bottom diameter 4.1 cm., A tall, narrow clay vessel with a flared rim and a slightly tapered neck leading to a rounded shoulder and a long, conical body; the surface appears textured with small pits and irregularities and shows an overall earthy reddish-brown color with areas of darker brown and subtle variations in tone, set against a neutral gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_429

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52.8Mo (1.3Mo) / 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 upper part slightly rounded bottom slightly asymmetrical Bottom flat Neck separately attached shoulders Surface even Lower part finished approximately 3 height using knife tool Outer surface inner surface neck covered layer dark red engobe polished Color dark red Vessel reconstructed original fragments gaps filled plaster c 2686–c 2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu height 24.8 cm rim diameter 8.9 cm shoulder diameter 10.3 cm bottom diameter 4.1 cm tall narrow clay vessel flared rim slightly tapered neck leading rounded shoulder long conical body surface textured small pits irregularities earthy reddish-brown color areas darker brown subtle variations tone set neutral gray background.