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Deep and narrow jar with a pronounced shoulder, small neck, thick lip and rounded conical base. Its colour varies from light pink to buff and was not covered with a slip. Slightly asymmetrical, the irregular surface is strewn with blemishes as a result of firing. A depiction of a bird perched on a branch (?), a 14 cm high motif, has been engraved on the smoothened upper section of the body. The interior of the neck bears a series of three vertical incisions diametrically opposite each other. Like many others, this vessel, which was found in an  A-Group tomb, demonstrates the importance of 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 rose pâle à chamois, elle ne porte pas de couverte. Elle est légèrement asymétrique et la surface, qui est irrégulière, est parsemée d'éclats de cuisson. Sur la partie supérieure de la panse, qui est simplement lissée, est gravé un motif de 14 cm de hauteur représentant un oiseau penché sur une branche(?). L'intérieur du col porte une séries de trois incisions verticales diamétralement opposées. 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 du Prédynastique égyptien. 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 a pronounced shoulder, small neck, thick lip and rounded conical base. Its colour varies from light pink to buff and was not covered with a slip. Slightly asymmetrical, the irregular surface is strewn with blemishes as a result of firing. A depiction of a bird perched on a branch (?), a 14 cm high motif, has been engraved on the smoothened upper section of the body. The interior of the neck bears a series of three vertical incisions diametrically opposite each other. Like many others, this vessel, which was found in an  A-Group tomb, demonstrates the importance of 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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