Deep bowl. Deep, cup-shaped bowl with a slightly convex bottom and sides arching upwards; straight, flat-topped, flaring rim. Made of Nile clay NB1 ? per Vienna System. Covered with an engobe containing red ochre and highly polished. Vessel color: red. Well-preserved with slight clay damage on rim. Comparative references associate similar types with 4th–6th Dynasties/Old Kingdom contexts. Dimensions: height 15.1 cm; lip diameter 27.6 cm; bottom diameter 11.8 cm; weight 1.3 kg. Maker, likely Egyptian ceramic, c. Old Kingdom period., An orange-brown clay vessel with a wide, flaring rim and a narrower base sits centered on a smooth gray surface against a gray backdrop; the vessel has a rounded inner bulb with a short cylindrical neck and a slightly undulating lip, showing a matte, textured surface with small speckles and patches of lighter wear.
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Deep bowl. Deep, cup-shaped bowl with a slightly convex bottom and sides arching upwards; straight, flat-topped, flaring rim. Made of Nile clay NB1 ? per Vienna System. Covered with an engobe containing red ochre and highly polished. Vessel color: red. Well-preserved with slight clay damage on rim. Comparative references associate similar types with 4th–6th Dynasties/Old Kingdom contexts. Dimensions: height 15.1 cm; lip diameter 27.6 cm; bottom diameter 11.8 cm; weight 1.3 kg. Maker, likely Egyptian ceramic, c. Old Kingdom period., An orange-brown clay vessel with a wide, flaring rim and a narrower base sits centered on a smooth gray surface against a gray backdrop; the vessel has a rounded inner bulb with a short cylindrical neck and a slightly undulating lip, showing a matte, textured surface with small speckles and patches of lighter wear.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Deep bowl Deep cup-shaped bowl slightly convex bottom sides arching upwards straight flat-topped flaring rim Nile clay NB1 Vienna System Covered engobe containing red ochre highly polished Vessel color red Well-preserved slight clay damage rim Comparative references associate types 4th–6th Dynasties Old Kingdom contexts Dimensions height 15.1 cm lip diameter 27.6 cm bottom diameter 11.8 cm weight 1.3 kg Maker Egyptian ceramic c Old Kingdom period orange-brown clay vessel wide narrower base sits centered smooth gray surface gray backdrop vessel rounded inner bulb short cylindrical neck slightly undulating lip showing matte textured surface small speckles patches lighter wear.

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