Medum type bowl, Ceramics; Egyptian pottery vessel Medum type bowl with carination under the rim. Rim diameter smaller than the diameter of the shoulders. Rounded bottom. Straight, slightly flaring rim. Made on the wheel from Nile clay; surface leveled. Bottom and lower part finished to about half its height with a knife or similar tool. Surface covered with a layer of engobe . Vessel color: red. Date: c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom. Origin: Edfu. Function: vessel. Height 9 cm; diameter rim 21.1 cm; diameter shoulders 21.5 cm., A large shallow bowl-like clay vessel is shown against a plain light gray background, with a rounded body tapering to a blunt point and a slightly flared rim; the surface shows a weathered texture with scratches and small chips. The predominant color of the vessel is terracotta, with lighter and darker variations of reddish-brown and some pale tan spots.
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Medum type bowl, Ceramics; Egyptian pottery vessel Medum type bowl with carination under the rim. Rim diameter smaller than the diameter of the shoulders. Rounded bottom. Straight, slightly flaring rim. Made on the wheel from Nile clay; surface leveled. Bottom and lower part finished to about half its height with a knife or similar tool. Surface covered with a layer of engobe . Vessel color: red. Date: c. 2686–c. 2181 BC Old Kingdom. Origin: Edfu. Function: vessel. Height 9 cm; diameter rim 21.1 cm; diameter shoulders 21.5 cm., A large shallow bowl-like clay vessel is shown against a plain light gray background, with a rounded body tapering to a blunt point and a slightly flared rim; the surface shows a weathered texture with scratches and small chips. The predominant color of the vessel is terracotta, with lighter and darker variations of reddish-brown and some pale tan spots.

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Medum type bowl Ceramics Egyptian pottery vessel carination under rim Rim diameter smaller diameter shoulders Rounded bottom Straight slightly flaring wheel Nile clay surface leveled Bottom lower part finished half height knife tool Surface covered layer engobe Vessel color red Date c 2686–c 2181 BC Old Kingdom Origin Edfu Function Height 9 cm 21.1 cm diameter shoulders 21.5 cm large shallow bowl- clay vessel shown plain light gray background rounded body tapering blunt point flared surface weathered texture scratches small chips predominant color terracotta lighter darker variations reddish-brown pale tan spots.

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