Caption

Medum-type bowl, A small Medum-type bowl with characteristic carination under the rim. Rounded bottom. Arched walls, gently breaking towards the center of the vessel around 2/3 of its height. Straight, perpendicular rim. Narrow, sloping shoulders. The diameter of the rim is significantly smaller than the diameter of the vessel's arms. Clay probably NB2. Surface leveled and covered with a layer of engobe, then polished. Vessel color: red. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 4.5 cm, diameter 11 cm rim, diameter 11.6 cm arms., A rounded clay bowl shown from the side with a curved rim and a gently bulging body, displaying a textured surface with small pits and scratches; the bowl is primarily reddish-brown with variations of darker brown and subtle grayish patches, and the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_160

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33.0Mb (731.8Kb) / 16.7in x 7.7in / 4997 x 2308 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum-type bowl small Medum-type bowl characteristic carination under rim Rounded bottom Arched walls gently breaking towards center vessel 2 3 height Straight perpendicular rim Narrow sloping shoulders diameter significantly smaller vessel's arms Clay Nb2 Surface leveled covered layer engobe polished Vessel color red c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu Vessel height 4.5 cm diameter 11 cm rim diameter 11.6 cm arms rounded clay bowl shown side curved rim gently bulging body displaying textured surface small pits scratches primarily reddish-brown variations darker brown subtle grayish patches background uniform light gray.