Caption

Bowl base. Base for a vessel with an almost equal diameter of both rims. Both rims are irregular, with a wavy line. The center of the base is empty. The narrowest part of the base is approximately 2/3 of the height of the entire vessel. Vessel made of Nile clay NB1. The surface of the vessel is leveled and covered with an engobe, and then polished. Vessel color: red. Complete vessel, very well preserved. c. 2494–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th–6th Dynasty, Edfu. Vessel; top diameter 17.5 cm, bottom diameter 18 cm, height 25.6 cm, weight 1.30 kg., A single reddish-brown ceramic pedestal bowl shown against a plain light gray background, with a wide shallow bowl at the top, a flared rim, a narrow neck expanding into a trumpet-shaped base, a rounded ledge where the bowl meets the stem, and visible surface texture and small worn areas on the pottery.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_094

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.8Mb (1.2Mb) / 13.4in x 17.0in / 4032 x 5100 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl base Base vessel almost equal diameter rims irregular wavy line center base empty narrowest part approximately 2 3 height entire vessel Vessel Nile clay NB1 surface leveled covered engobe polished Vessel color red Complete vessel well preserved c 2494–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom 5th–6th Dynasty Edfu top diameter 17.5 cm bottom diameter 18 cm height 25.6 cm weight 1.30 kg single reddish-brown ceramic pedestal bowl shown plain light gray background wide shallow bowl top flared rim narrow neck expanding trumpet-shaped base rounded ledge bowl meets stem visible surface texture small worn areas pottery.