French to English Art/Literary Archaeology Metal artifacts

Hi again!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entries
CONTEXT: My author uses this word four times as listed below.
Note the GLYPH is the same one and looks just like the silhouette of a baseball bat or a caveman's club. Here is a nice picture of it:
http://medu.ipetisut.com/index.php?og=Club_used_by_fullers_i...
1. Il est impossible de ne pas être frappé du rapport qui existe entre cet objet à panse ovale sur base ronde et l'hiéroglyphe GLYPH,.... = oval belly/bulge on a round base
2-3. Manche en forme de GLYPH, sans ornement, avec ***panse*** à section ovale sur base ronde.
4. Il est en forme de GLYPH, la ***panse*** à section ovale, sur pied rond.
QUERY: Panse and pied is usually used to describe vases (belly and foot). Should I stick with the vase terminology? Somehow it doesn't fit. Perhaps "slightly bulbous shaft/body"?
DISCLOSURE: I've asked this question at https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/panse-à-section-oval... AND https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/description-of-club-... The answers seem so iffy. Perhaps one of the members here can be more confident.
Thank you in advance for any thoughts!