Légende

Amphora, unknown Egyptian workshop; amphorae, Egyptian amphorae, Egyptian ceramics, storage vessels, Coptic vessels, amphorae; Nile clay. Wine transport vessel with a spindle-cylindrical, long body. Steep arms, cylindrical neck ending with a straight rim. Cylindrical viscæ, oval in cross-section, are attached to the lower part of the arms and to the middle part of the neck. The entire body has grooves of varying density and size; the densest are in the lower and upper parts. No cylindrical foot. Brown, alluvial clay Naqlun AC1A ceramic type. Outer surface brown and even. Interior and the upper outer neck coated with a black resinous substance. 2nd half of the 4th–5th century. Findspot: Edfu. Vessel; amphora. Height 65 cm; rim diameter 7 cm; body diameter 19 cm., A tall, elongated pottery vessel with a narrow neck and a single handle attached near the top, featuring repetitive horizontal ridges along most of its body. The surface shows an earthy, muted terracotta color with variations of lighter and darker brownish-pink tones and a darker brown glaze around the rim. The handle and neck appear rougher in texture while the ridged body looks handmade with visible grooves and slight irregularities. The background is a smooth neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_081

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.2Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Amphora unknown Egyptian workshop amphorae Egyptian amphorae Egyptian ceramics storage vessels Coptic vessels Nile clay Wine transport vessel spindle-cylindrical long body Steep arms cylindrical neck ending straight rim Cylindrical viscæ oval cross-section attached lower part arms middle part neck entire body grooves varying density size densest lower upper parts No cylindrical foot Brown alluvial clay Naqlun AC1A ceramic type Outer surface brown even Interior upper outer neck coated black resinous substance 2nd half 4th–5th century Findspot Edfu Vessel amphora Height 65 cm rim diameter 7 cm body diameter 19 cm tall elongated pottery vessel narrow neck single handle near top featuring repetitive horizontal ridges body surface earthy muted terracotta color variations lighter darker brownish-pink tones darker brown glaze rim handle rougher texture ridged looks handmade visible grooves slight irregularities background smooth neutral gray.