Caption

Medum-type bowl, ceramics; Egyptian pottery; clay vessel. Bowl with a hemispherical shape: walls bend gently around about 2/3 of the height of the vessel; straight rim perpendicular to the shoulders, slightly irregular; rounded bottom. Surface even; red color. Vessel glued together from several fragments. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC, Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 5.5 cm; diameter 12.6 cm rim; diameter 13.5 cm shoulders., A rounded clay bowl shown against a plain gray background, with an overall reddish-brown color and areas of darker brown and faint black speckling; the surface appears rough and weathered with visible cracks and small chips, and there are traces of lighter tan and gray discoloration in spots.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_245

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Rights managed

Available size

56.4Mb (1.1Mb) / 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 vessel straight rim perpendicular shoulders slightly irregular rounded bottom Surface even red color Vessel glued together several fragments c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu height 5.5 cm diameter 12.6 cm rim diameter 13.5 cm shoulders rounded clay bowl shown plain gray background reddish-brown color areas darker brown faint black speckling surface rough weathered visible cracks small chips traces lighter tan gray discoloration spots.