Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London : J. Murray · leaf 83
c successors. The jugs made of this unpolished clay are from about a foot to a few inches in height ; their shapes are very different, but they exhibit the Egyptian type of the pointed base. The prevalent one is the jug with a tall neck and handle, probably used to hold milk or water ; 1 another… … No. 13. — Bottle of unglazed ware, or- shape, are of a late age — pro- namented with grotesque head of Typhon. Egypt. Room, No. 5696. bably Roman. Some of these jugs resemble the Greek. An elegant vase engraved in A., vol. v. PI. 75-7. Several va- 1 Rosellini, M. C., lvi. 115. rieties of this shape…
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