Caption

Deep, cup-shaped clay bowl with a slightly convex bottom and sides arching upwards; straight, flat, flaring rim. Made of Nile clay NB1 ? and covered with an engobe mixed with red ochre and thoroughly polished, giving a red color. Well preserved with slight clay damage on the rim. Comparative parallels place it among Old Kingdom types 4th–6th Dynasty; measurements: height 15.1 cm, lip diameter 27.6 cm, bottom diameter 11.8 cm, weight 1.3 kg., A wide, shallow bowl-shaped object with a flared rim sits on a smooth flat surface; it appears made of an earthy terracotta material showing a reddish-brown color with lighter worn patches and small speckles, and the interior and exterior surfaces share the same reddish-brown hue with subtle variations; the background and surface are a cool gray, creating contrast with the pot's warm tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_146

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.4Mb (2.1Mb) / 16.6in x 11.1in / 4987 x 3325 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deep cup-shaped clay bowl slightly convex bottom sides arching upwards straight flat flaring rim Nile clay NB1 covered engobe mixed red ochre thoroughly polished giving red color Well preserved slight clay damage rim Comparative parallels place Old Kingdom types 4th–6th Dynasty measurements height 15.1 cm lip diameter 27.6 cm bottom diameter 11.8 cm weight 1.3 kg wide shallow bowl-shaped object flared rim sits smooth flat surface earthy terracotta material showing reddish-brown color lighter worn patches small speckles interior exterior surfaces share reddish-brown hue subtle variations background surface cool gray creating contrast pot's warm tones.