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. The vessel's surface is leveled and covered with a layer of engobe, and then polished. Vessel color - red. c. 2686–2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 4.5 cm, diameter 11 cm rim, diameter 11.6 cm arms., A top-down view of a round, shallow bowl with a smooth continuous rim, showing an interior surface with a worn, slightly uneven texture and tiny pits and scratches. The bowl is primarily reddish-brown with areas of darker and lighter brown, and subtle hints of ochre and grayish tones along the rim and inner curve. The background is a flat neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_164

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71.4Mb (1.2Mb) / 16.7in x 16.7in / 4997 x 4997 (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 vessel's surface leveled covered layer engobe polished Vessel color - red c 2686–2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu Vessel height 4.5 cm diameter 11 cm rim diameter 11.6 cm arms top-down view round shallow bowl smooth continuous rim showing interior surface worn slightly uneven texture tiny pits scratches bowl primarily reddish-brown areas darker lighter brown subtle hints ochre grayish tones inner curve background flat neutral gray.