Bowl, Low bowl with a rounded bottom and a widening, rounded rim. Nile clay, fine-grained, well-fired. Smoothed surface. Formed on a slow-rotating wheel. Bowl glued together from several fragments. Dated c. 2686–2181 BC, Old Kingdom late Old Kingdom, provenance Edfu. Vessel, height 4.7 cm, diameter 22.9 cm., A shallow, curved ceramic bowl with a rounded rim is centered against a plain gray background; the bowl shows a terracotta surface with variations of reddish-brown and hints of orange and lighter worn patches, and its texture appears slightly rough with subtle speckling.
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Bowl, Low bowl with a rounded bottom and a widening, rounded rim. Nile clay, fine-grained, well-fired. Smoothed surface. Formed on a slow-rotating wheel. Bowl glued together from several fragments. Dated c. 2686–2181 BC, Old Kingdom late Old Kingdom, provenance Edfu. Vessel, height 4.7 cm, diameter 22.9 cm., A shallow, curved ceramic bowl with a rounded rim is centered against a plain gray background; the bowl shows a terracotta surface with variations of reddish-brown and hints of orange and lighter worn patches, and its texture appears slightly rough with subtle speckling.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_162

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Keywords

Bowl Low bowl rounded bottom widening rounded rim Nile clay fine-grained well-fired Smoothed surface Formed slow-rotating wheel glued together several fragments Dated c 2686–2181 Bc Old Kingdom late Old Kingdom provenance Edfu Vessel height 4.7 cm diameter 22.9 cm shallow curved ceramic bowl centered plain gray background bowl terracotta surface variations reddish-brown hints orange lighter worn patches texture slightly rough subtle speckling.

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