Vessel with hieratic inscription. Conical clay vessel tapering toward the bottom with narrow, sloping shoulders, short wide neck, gently rounded slightly flaring rim, and pointed bottom. Handcrafted: upper part shoulders, neck, rim turned. Smooth surface, externally probably covered with engobe. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. Remains of a hieratic inscription in black on the lower part of the belly. Fairly well preserved; rim damaged. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Height 14.6 cm; rim diameter 5.8 cm; belly diameter 8.7 cm. Analogies: Petrie, Dendera pl. XVI.2; Hope, Akhmim fig.7 type AIVa 2bi; Reisner, Mycerinus p.212 fig.64; Brunton, Qau and Badari pl. LXXXI type 77N; Mace, Naga ed-Der II figs.87.11–14,16–25; Reisner, Naga ed-Der III figs.28–33; Petrie, Abydos II pl. XLIII 79–80; Keiser, Avila, Dreyer, Jaritz, Laskowska-Kusztal, MDAIK 40 fig.9b., A round, weathered object with a rough, pitted surface in shades of brown and tan floats against a flat gray background; the object s...
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Vessel with hieratic inscription. Conical clay vessel tapering toward the bottom with narrow, sloping shoulders, short wide neck, gently rounded slightly flaring rim, and pointed bottom. Handcrafted: upper part shoulders, neck, rim turned. Smooth surface, externally probably covered with engobe. Made of Nile clay NB2 Vienna System. Remains of a hieratic inscription in black on the lower part of the belly. Fairly well preserved; rim damaged. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Height 14.6 cm; rim diameter 5.8 cm; belly diameter 8.7 cm. Analogies: Petrie, Dendera pl. XVI.2; Hope, Akhmim fig.7 type AIVa 2bi; Reisner, Mycerinus p.212 fig.64; Brunton, Qau and Badari pl. LXXXI type 77N; Mace, Naga ed-Der II figs.87.11–14,16–25; Reisner, Naga ed-Der III figs.28–33; Petrie, Abydos II pl. XLIII 79–80; Keiser, Avila, Dreyer, Jaritz, Laskowska-Kusztal, MDAIK 40 fig.9b., A round, weathered object with a rough, pitted surface in shades of brown and tan floats against a flat gray background; the object shows areas of lighter beige and pale off-white discoloration, small dark pits and speckles, and a few smudges of darker brown.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A05_055

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63.8Mo (1.4Mo) / 40.0cm x 40.0cm / 4724 x 4724 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vessel hieratic inscription Conical clay vessel tapering bottom narrow sloping shoulders short wide neck gently rounded slightly flaring rim pointed bottom Handcrafted upper part shoulders neck rim turned Smooth surface externally covered engobe Nile clay NB2 Vienna System Remains black lower part belly Fairly well preserved rim damaged Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Height 14.6 cm rim diameter 5.8 cm belly diameter 8.7 cm Analogies Petrie Dendera pl Xvi.2 Hope Akhmim fig.7 type AIVa 2bi Reisner Mycerinus p.212 fig.64 Brunton Qau Badari pl LXXXI type 77N Mace Naga ed-Der II figs.87.11–14 16–25 III figs.28–33 Abydos II pl Xliii 79–80 Keiser Avila Dreyer Jaritz Laskowska-Kusztal MDAIK 40 fig.9b round weathered object rough pitted surface shades brown tan floats flat gray background object areas lighter beige pale off-white discoloration small dark pits speckles smudges darker brown.

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