Caption

Deep, cup-shaped bowl with a slightly convex bottom and sides arching upwards; straight, flat, flaring rim. Made of Nile clay NB1 ? according to the Vienna System, covered with an engobe containing red ochre and thoroughly polished. Color: red. Well-preserved with slight clay damage on the rim. Comparative attributions: cited parallels to pottery and typologies from the 4th–6th Dynasties / Old Kingdom. Vessel dimensions: height 15.1 cm; lip diameter 27.6 cm; bottom diameter 11.8 cm; weight 1.3 kg., A single terracotta-colored clay vessel with a flared rim and conical body sits against a smooth gray background; the surface of the vessel shows variations in the terracotta hue with lighter and darker patches and some small worn or rough spots, and the scene includes shades of gray in the backdrop and base area.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_147

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.4Mb (1.7Mb) / 16.6in x 11.1in / 4987 x 3325 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deep cup-shaped bowl slightly convex bottom sides arching upwards straight flat flaring rim Nile clay NB1 according Vienna System covered engobe containing red ochre thoroughly polished Color red Well-preserved slight clay damage rim Comparative attributions cited parallels pottery typologies 4th–6th Dynasties Old Kingdom Vessel dimensions height 15.1 cm lip diameter 27.6 cm bottom diameter 11.8 cm weight 1.3 kg single terracotta-colored clay vessel flared rim conical body sits smooth gray background surface vessel variations terracotta hue lighter darker patches small worn rough spots scene includes shades gray backdrop base area.