Caption

Medum type bowl, Medum type bowl with carination under the rim. Rim diameter smaller than the diameter of the shoulders. Rounded bottom. Straight, slightly flaring rim. Vessel made on the wheel of Nile clay, surface leveled. The bottom and lower part of the vessel finished to about half its height with a knife or similar tool. The surface of the vessel is covered with a layer of engobe . Vessel colour – red. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 9 cm, diameter 21.1 cm rim, diameter 21.5 cm shoulders, A top-down view of a round, shallow clay bowl in a reddish-brown color with a smooth interior surface and subtle variations in tone, placed against a light gray background; the bowl shows a worn rim with small chips and scuffs, and there are a few tiny dark specks and faint discolorations inside.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_143

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 5999 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum type bowl carination under rim Rim diameter smaller diameter shoulders Rounded bottom Straight slightly flaring Vessel wheel Nile clay surface leveled bottom lower part vessel finished half height knife tool surface vessel covered layer engobe Vessel colour – red c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu height 9 cm diameter 21.1 cm rim diameter 21.5 cm shoulders top-down view round shallow clay bowl reddish-brown color smooth interior surface subtle variations tone placed light gray background bowl worn rim small chips scuffs tiny dark specks faint discolorations inside.