Caption

Medum-type bowl, Medum-type bowl of clay with hemispherical body narrowing just below the rim to form a carination, rounded bottom, and straight slightly widening spout whose diameter is slightly larger than the shoulders. Surface even, covered with a red engobe and polished; vessel color red. Fairly well preserved with minor losses on the rim. c. 2494–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th–6th Dynasty, Edfu; vessel. Height 7 cm, spout diameter 26.4 cm, weight 0.90 kg., A round shallow dish with a raised rim, shown from above, in a reddish-brown earthenware color with areas of darker and lighter reddish-brown and a few small dark specks and scuffs; the background is a flat light gray and the dish sits on a translucent support that is faintly visible at the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_097

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Rights managed

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46.5Mb (1.6Mb) / 13.4in x 13.4in / 4032 x 4032 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum-type bowl clay hemispherical body narrowing rim form carination rounded bottom straight slightly widening spout diameter slightly larger shoulders Surface even covered red engobe polished vessel color red Fairly well preserved minor losses c 2494–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom 5th–6th Dynasty Edfu vessel Height 7 cm spout diameter 26.4 cm weight 0.90 kg round shallow dish raised rim shown reddish-brown earthenware color areas darker lighter reddish-brown small dark specks scuffs background flat light gray dish sits translucent support faintly visible bottom.