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 reddish-brown rounded clay vessel with a slightly flared rim, showing surface texture, small chips, and cracks, set against a plain light gray background; a small rectangular patch with worn edges and a bit of dark framing is visible on the lower outer surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_162

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.0Mb (702.0Kb) / 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 reddish-brown rounded clay vessel slightly flared showing surface texture small chips cracks set plain light gray background small rectangular patch worn edges bit dark framing visible lower outer surface.