Légende

Jug, unknown Aswan workshop; jugs; tableware; Egyptian sigillata; Aswan pottery; Egyptian pottery; Coptic pottery; kaolin clay; defective firing. Jug with a rounded and outward-turning rim, a cylindrical neck tapering at the base and provided with circumferential rollers midway up and at the base. Sloping shoulders merge into an ovoid belly. A preserved trace of a vise indicates it connected the middle part of the neck with the upper part of the shoulders. Flat bottom, curved inward. Pink kaolin ceramic body Gempler IA. Surfaces eroded, but remnants of a yellow engobe survive in the bottom section. Below the vice attachment point, on the left side near the bottom, a dent in the wall is visible, probably the result of a firing error. 5th–7th century. Findspot: Edfu. Vessel jug. Height 15.7+ cm preserved; rim diameter 5.0 cm; neck diameter 2.4 cm; body diameter 9.7 cm; bottom diameter 4.0 cm., A single weathered clay vessel with a rounded body and a narrow neck is centered against a plain gray background; the surface of the vessel shows a rough texture with mottled areas of reddish-brown and darker brown-gray, and the rim appears uneven and slightly chipped.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_076

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (922.5Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Jug unknown Aswan workshop jugs tableware Egyptian sigillata Aswan pottery Egyptian pottery Coptic pottery kaolin clay defective firing rounded outward-turning rim cylindrical neck tapering base provided circumferential rollers midway up Sloping shoulders merge ovoid belly preserved trace vise indicates connected middle part neck upper part shoulders Flat bottom curved inward Pink kaolin ceramic body Gempler IA Surfaces eroded remnants yellow engobe survive bottom section vice attachment point left side near bottom dent wall visible result firing error 5th–7th century Findspot Edfu Vessel jug Height 15.7+ cm preserved rim diameter 5.0 cm neck diameter 2.4 cm body diameter 9.7 cm bottom diameter 4.0 cm single weathered clay vessel rounded body narrow neck centered plain gray background surface vessel rough texture mottled areas reddish-brown darker brown-gray rim uneven slightly chipped.