Légende

Vessel, Egyptian pottery, handmade clay vessel, almost cylindrical, widest just below the rim, rounded bottom, slightly marked narrow sloping shoulders, straight tapering rim. Handmade of Nile clay with numerous organic inclusions and limestone particles visible on the surface; surface uneven and better worked in the upper part, with numerous uneven depressions especially at the bottom. Color brown. Fairly well preserved; cracks on the surface attributed to careless craftsmanship during kneading and firing. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC; Edfu place of origin. Vessel; height 36.5 cm, diameter 11.5 cm rim, diameter 13.2 cm body., A tall cylindrical object with a rough, pitted surface in shades of beige and light brown, showing irregular dents, holes, and small cracks; the top edge is uneven and slightly thicker with a darker interior, and the background is a smooth neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_474

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.2Mo (2.5Mo) / 25.2cm x 50.8cm / 2982 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vessel Egyptian pottery handmade clay vessel almost cylindrical widest rim rounded bottom slightly marked narrow sloping shoulders straight tapering Handmade Nile clay numerous organic inclusions limestone particles visible surface surface uneven better worked upper part numerous uneven depressions bottom Color brown Fairly well preserved cracks surface attributed careless craftsmanship kneading firing Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Edfu place origin height 36.5 cm diameter 11.5 cm rim diameter 13.2 cm body tall cylindrical object rough pitted surface shades beige light brown showing irregular dents holes small cracks top edge uneven slightly thicker darker interior background smooth neutral gray.