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Bottle, unknown Egyptian workshop. Bottle with a rounded and falling rim, concavely profiled. Almost cylindrical neck flows into rounded shoulders covered with fine ribs. Two handles one fragmentary are attached to the lower part of the neck and upper part of the shoulders. Ovoid body with grooves on the lowest part traces of turning; ring-shaped foot. Outer surface brown and burnished. Made of A4 marl clay with limestone inclusions. Faint painted decoration on the shoulders in black paint: two arcades composed of parallel arches separated by a row of dots, arranged symmetrically one between the handles. Irregular concentration of a black substance at the highest bulge of the body below a damaged handle, probably bitumen used to seal or repair the wall. Painted Coptic pottery, painted Coptic vessels; marl clay; bitumen. 6th century, Edfu. Vessel bottle. Height 22.7 cm; spout diameter 4.3 cm; neck diameter 3.0 cm; belly diameter 14.9 cm; bottom diameter 7.2 cm., An aged rounded clay vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim suspended against a plain neutral background; the vessel shows a rough, textured surface with earthen tones of reddish-brown and muted tan, with small darker grayish-black spots and smudges, and a few faint areas of lighter beige; the lower portion has several incised horizontal grooves encircling it and a slightly irregular, chipped base.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_055

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.7Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Bottle unknown Egyptian workshop rounded falling rim concavely profiled Almost cylindrical neck flows rounded shoulders covered fine ribs Two handles fragmentary attached lower part neck upper part shoulders Ovoid body grooves lowest part traces turning ring-shaped foot Outer surface brown burnished A4 marl clay limestone inclusions Faint painted decoration black paint two arcades composed parallel arches separated row dots arranged symmetrically handles Irregular concentration black substance highest bulge body damaged handle bitumen seal repair wall Painted Coptic pottery painted Coptic vessels marl clay 6th century Edfu Vessel bottle Height 22.7 cm spout diameter 4.3 cm neck diameter 3.0 cm belly diameter 14.9 cm bottom diameter 7.2 cm aged clay vessel narrow neck flared rim suspended plain neutral background vessel rough textured surface earthen tones reddish-brown muted tan small darker grayish-black spots smudges faint areas lighter beige lower portion several incised horizontal grooves encircling slightly irregular chipped base.