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Deep and narrow jar with a pronounced shoulder, small neck, thick lip and rounded conical base. The external surface is irregular and has been simply polished. Its colour varies from light red to dark pink and it is strewn with numerous white patches, most likely the result of the presence of carbonate. There are a few incised lines on the upper section of the body. The external surface of the lip is uneven. Like many others, this vessel, which was found in an A-Group tomb, demontrates the importance of trade between Upper and Lower Nubia during 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. La face externe, qui est irrégulière, a fait l'objet d'un simple lissage. De couleur rouge pâle à rose foncé, elle comporte de nombreuses plages blanchâtres, vraisemblablement dues à la présence de carbonate. Elle porte sur le haut de la panse quelques lignes incisées. La face externe de la lèvre est mal égalisée. 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 a pronounced shoulder, small neck, thick lip and rounded conical base. The external surface is irregular and has been simply polished. Its colour varies from light red to dark pink and it is strewn with numerous white patches, most likely the result of the presence of carbonate. There are a few incised lines on the upper section of the body. The external surface of the lip is uneven. Like many others, this vessel, which was found in an A-Group tomb, demontrates the importance of trade between Upper and Lower Nubia during 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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