Caption

Medum-type bowl, Ceramics; Egyptian pottery; clay vessel. Bowl with a hemispherical shape: walls bend gently around about 2/3 of the height, straight rim perpendicular to the shoulders slightly irregular, rounded bottom. Surface even; vessel color red. Vessel glued together from several fragments. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom, from Edfu. Vessel; height 5.5 cm, rim diameter 12.6 cm, shoulder diameter 13.5 cm., A large rounded clay bowl with a worn rim sits against a plain light gray background, showing an overall reddish-brown surface with patches of darker brown and small grayish specks, rough texture, visible scuffs and small pitted marks, and a subtle raised band near the rim.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_244

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Rights managed

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56.4Mb (1018.6Kb) / 20.0in x 11.0in / 5986 x 3292 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum-type bowl Ceramics Egyptian pottery clay vessel Bowl hemispherical shape walls bend gently 2 3 height straight rim perpendicular shoulders slightly irregular rounded bottom Surface even vessel color red Vessel glued together several fragments c 2686–c 2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu height 5.5 cm rim diameter 12.6 cm shoulder diameter 13.5 cm large rounded clay bowl worn rim sits plain light gray background showing reddish-brown surface patches darker brown small grayish specks rough texture visible scuffs small pitted marks subtle raised band near rim.