Caption

Medum-type bowl, Medum-type bowl, Bowl with a 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, vessel, height 5.5 cm, diameter 12.6 cm rim, diameter 13.5 cm shoulders, A low, wide ceramic bowl with a rounded body and a slightly flared rim sits against a light gray background, showing a weathered surface with a few visible cracks and rough patches; the bowl is primarily reddish-brown with areas of darker brown and muted orange, and the interior appears darker than the exterior.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_246

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.4Mb (913.0Kb) / 20.0in x 11.0in / 5986 x 3292 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum-type bowl 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 height 5.5 cm diameter 12.6 cm rim diameter 13.5 cm shoulders low wide ceramic bowl rounded body slightly flared rim sits light gray background showing weathered surface visible cracks rough patches bowl primarily reddish-brown areas darker brown muted orange interior darker exterior.