Caption

Medum-type bowl, ceramics; Egyptian pottery vessel, clay bowl with hemispherical shape. The walls bend gently around about 2/3 of the height of the vessel. The rim is straight, perpendicular to the shoulders, slightly irregular. Rounded bottom. The surface of the vessel is even. Vessel colour: red. Vessel glued together from several fragments. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu place of origin. Vessel, height 5.5 cm; diameter 12.6 cm rim, 13.5 cm shoulders., A round, shallow clay bowl shown from the side with a rounded body and a slightly raised rim, displaying an overall reddish-brown color with patches of darker brown and gray weathering; the surface has a few small pits and rough spots and the background is a uniform light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_243

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56.4Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 11.0in / 5986 x 3292 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum-type bowl ceramics Egyptian pottery vessel clay bowl hemispherical shape walls bend gently 2 3 height vessel rim straight perpendicular shoulders slightly irregular Rounded bottom surface even Vessel colour red Vessel glued together several fragments c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu place origin height 5.5 cm diameter 12.6 cm rim 13.5 cm shoulders round shallow clay bowl shown side rounded body slightly raised displaying reddish-brown color patches darker brown gray weathering small pits rough spots background uniform light gray.