Légende

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, Type HS vessel, conical slender shape, widest at about 3/4 of the height. Shoulders wide, almost horizontal with slight slope. Neck wide, short, funnel-shaped in its lower part, widening toward 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 with a knife or similar tool. Outer surface and inner surface of the 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, 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 tapered base is shown against a plain gray background; the vessel has a rough, weathered surface with visible small pits and scratches and appears in shades of brown and reddish-brown with areas of darker and lighter brown variations.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_430

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 slight slope Neck wide short funnel-shaped lower part widening 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 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 vessel 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 tapered base shown plain gray background rough weathered surface visible small pits scratches shades brown reddish-brown areas darker lighter brown variations.