Caption

Medum-type bowl, Egyptian pottery, Medum-type bowl, clay vessel. Bowl with a hemispherical shape, narrowing just below the rim to form a carination; rounded bottom; 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; minor losses on the rim. c. 2494–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th–6th Dynasty, Edfu. Vessel; height 7 cm, diameter 26.4 cm spout, weight 0.90 kg., A terracotta object with a warm reddish-brown color, shaped like a tall pedestal supporting a shallow, wide bowl; the pedestal flares at the base and narrows toward the top with a smooth, slightly textured surface showing small imperfections and subtle variations in the reddish-brown hue, set against a uniform cool gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_106

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Rights managed

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71.4Mb (3.7Mb) / 14.9in x 18.6in / 4468 x 5585 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum-type bowl Egyptian pottery clay vessel Bowl hemispherical shape 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 diameter 26.4 cm spout weight 0.90 kg terracotta object warm reddish-brown color shaped tall pedestal supporting shallow wide bowl pedestal flares base narrows top smooth textured surface showing small imperfections subtle variations reddish-brown hue set uniform cool gray background.