Légende

Amphora, unknown Egyptian workshop. Amphora with a spindle-shaped belly, fluted walls, and a pointed tip. Narrow neck with a reflected rim, elongated and flowing into sloping shoulders. Two cylindrical handles attached to the neck and shoulders. A hole for wine fermentation drilled in the neck. Interior impregnated with resin. Outer surface light brown and smooth; ribbed belly. Made of light brown alluvial Nile clay Naqlun AC1C ceramic fabric. Function: storage vessel Coptic amphora. Dated 5th–7th century. Findspot: Naqlun. Height 56.6+ cm preserved; neck diameter 6.5 cm; body diameter 20.2 cm., A top-down view of a round clay vessel with a central circular opening and a pronounced handle-like ridge running across its diameter; the vessel shows concentric rings and a textured surface with small pits and irregularities. The colors visible are shades of brown on the vessel and shades of gray in the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A06_273

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (849.2Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Amphora unknown Egyptian workshop spindle-shaped belly fluted walls pointed tip Narrow neck reflected rim elongated flowing sloping shoulders Two cylindrical handles attached neck shoulders hole wine fermentation drilled Interior impregnated resin Outer surface light brown smooth ribbed belly light brown alluvial Nile clay Naqlun AC1C ceramic fabric Function storage vessel Coptic amphora Dated 5th–7th century Findspot Naqlun Height 56.6+ cm preserved neck diameter 6.5 cm body diameter 20.2 cm top-down view round clay vessel central circular opening pronounced handle- ridge running across diameter vessel concentric rings textured surface small pits irregularities colors visible shades gray background.