Légende

Vessel with hieratic inscription. Conical Nile-clay vessel NB2, Vienna System, handcrafted with upper part turned; tapering to a pointed bottom, irregular, widest at ~3/4 height. Narrow, slightly sloping shoulders; short, wide neck; very gently rounded, slightly flaring rim. Smooth surface, externally probably covered with engobe. Remains of a hieratic inscription in black on lower belly. Fair condition with slight damage to rim. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Height 13.9 cm; lip diameter 5.9 cm; body diameter 8 cm. Analogies: parallels in Petrie Dendera, Abydos, Hope Akhmim, Reisner Mycerinus; Naga ed-Der, Brunton Qau and Badari, Mace Naga ed-Der II, Keiser et al., An elongated, rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim fills the image, showing a rough, pitted surface with irregular indentations and small embedded fragments; the vessel is primarily light brown and tan with subtle variations of beige and darker brown speckles, photographed against a smooth, neutral gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A05_062

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.7Mo (2.7Mo) / 32.9cm x 50.8cm / 3887 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vessel hieratic inscription Conical Nile-clay vessel NB2 Vienna System handcrafted upper part turned tapering pointed bottom irregular widest ~3 4 height Narrow slightly sloping shoulders short wide neck gently rounded flaring rim Smooth surface externally covered engobe Remains black lower belly Fair condition slight damage Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Height 13.9 cm lip diameter 5.9 cm body diameter 8 cm Analogies parallels Petrie Dendera Abydos Hope Akhmim Reisner Mycerinus Naga ed-Der Brunton Qau Badari Mace Naga ed-Der II Keiser et al elongated rounded clay vessel narrow neck flared rim fills image showing rough pitted surface irregular indentations small embedded fragments vessel primarily light brown tan subtle variations beige darker brown speckles photographed smooth neutral gray background.