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Deep and narrow jar with marked shoulder, small neck, thick lip and rounded conical base. Though no slip was applied, its colour varies from light red to dark pink. The surface is irregular and uneven but has been polished, which left many traces - diagonal ones in the upper section, vertical ones in the lower section. The body is asymmetrical and the collar is misshapen. On the external surface, there is an incised X motif near the base and there are two horizontal incisions on the collar. Like many others, this vessel, which was found in an A-Group tomb, demonstrates the importance of the trade between Upper and Lower Nubia towards the end of the Predynastic period in Egypt. Vessels of this type, called ''wine jars'' by researchers, were used by the Egyptians to transport food products to Nubia. They were thereafter used by Nubians, who appreciated the technical qualities of the vessels and did not hesitate to place them in their tombs.

Jarre profonde et étroite à épaule marquée, petit col, lèvre épaisse et base conique arrondie. De couleur rouge pâle à rose foncé, elle ne porte pas de couverte. La surface, irrégulière et mal égalisée, a fait l'objet d'un lissage qui a laissé de nombreuses traces, obliques dans la partie supérieure et verticales dans la partie inférieure. La panse est asymétrique et le col est déformé. La face externe porte un motif incisé en forme de X près de la base et deux incisions horizontales sur le col. Trouvée dans une tombe du Groupe A, cette pièce montre, comme bien d'autres, l'importance des échanges entre la Haute et la Basse Nubie vers la fin de la Période Prédynastique égyptienne. Les vases de ce type, que les chercheurs qualifient volontiers de "jarres à vin", étaient utilisés par les &Eacute;gyptiens pour transporter vers la Nubie des produits alimentaires. Ils furent ensuite réutilisés par les Nubiens, qui en appréciaient les qualités techniques et n'hésitèrent pas à les déposer dans leurs tombes.

Deep and narrow jar with marked shoulder, small neck, thick lip and rounded conical base. Though no slip was applied, its colour varies from light red to dark pink. The surface is irregular and uneven but has been polished, which left many traces - diagonal ones in the upper section, vertical ones in the lower section. The body is asymmetrical and the collar is misshapen. On the external surface, there is an incised X motif near the base and there are two horizontal incisions on the collar. Like many others, this vessel, which was found in an A-Group tomb, demonstrates the importance of the trade between Upper and Lower Nubia towards the end of the Predynastic period in Egypt. Vessels of this type, called ''wine jars'' by researchers, were used by the Egyptians to transport food products to Nubia. They were thereafter used by Nubians, who appreciated the technical qualities of the vessels and did not hesitate to place them in their tombs.

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