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Painted storage vessel, painted Coptic storage vessel with figural and floral decorations. Fragment of the upper part of a large storage vessel: the neck and upper part of the body. Decoration painted in black and red on a creamy white underlay. The rim has a thick, outward-protruding edge with a concave outer surface. Upper part painted with a row of horizontally running spirals with large red spots; spirals enclosed in red horizontal stripes, each bounded top and bottom by black lines. Below, partially on the body, are figural representations: heads or fragments of male and female figures. The central head is surrounded by a halo; the side heads wear headgear and have no haloes. Spaces between heads filled with floral elements in the lower part and black dots in the upper part. Vessel made of Nile clay, medium porous N.B2. 6th century, Egypt; vessel; diameter 26 cm external rim; height 31 cm., A broken ceramic object made of reddish-brown clay with rough dark gray edges is shown against a flat gray background; the ceramic pieces form a partial curved shape with visible inner surfaces that are lighter beige with horizontal ridged textures and speckled darker spots, and the outer surfaces show smoother reddish-brown areas with some darker flecks.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A06_247

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.8Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Painted storage vessel painted Coptic storage vessel figural floral decorations Fragment upper part large storage vessel neck body Decoration painted black red creamy white underlay rim thick outward-protruding edge concave outer surface Upper part painted row horizontally running spirals large red spots spirals enclosed red horizontal stripes bounded top bottom black lines partially figural representations heads fragments male female figures central head surrounded halo side heads wear headgear no haloes Spaces heads filled floral elements lower part black dots Vessel Nile clay medium porous N.B2 6th century Egypt vessel diameter 26 cm external rim height 31 cm broken ceramic object reddish-brown clay rough dark gray edges shown flat gray background ceramic pieces form partial curved shape visible inner surfaces lighter beige horizontal ridged textures speckled darker spots outer surfaces smoother reddish-brown areas darker flecks.