Caption

Bowl. Low bowl with irregular, strongly flaring walls and a rounded bottom. Rounded rim, slightly rolled outward. Surface smoothed and covered with a layer of red engobe. Bottom worked with a tool. Hand-made. Vessel glued together from several fragments. Comparative material: similar forms dated c. 2686–2181 BC, Old Kingdom, Edfu; vessel dimensions: height 6.1 cm, diameter 28.3 cm rim and body. Maker: unknown., A shallow, round, terracotta-colored bowl with a wide, slightly flared rim is shown against a flat gray background; the bowl's surface displays a few small pits and subtle variations in reddish-brown and muted orange tones, with some darker speckles and lighter worn areas, and the interior and exterior share the same earthy coloration and rough, handmade texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_324

License type

Rights managed

Available size

97.1Mb (593.3Kb) / 20.0in x 18.9in / 6000 x 5655 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Low bowl irregular strongly flaring walls rounded bottom Rounded rim slightly rolled outward Surface smoothed covered layer red engobe Bottom worked tool Hand- Vessel glued together several fragments Comparative material forms dated c 2686–2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu vessel dimensions height 6.1 cm diameter 28.3 cm rim body Maker unknown shallow round terracotta-colored bowl wide flared rim shown flat gray background bowl's surface displays small pits subtle variations reddish-brown muted orange tones darker speckles lighter worn areas interior exterior share earthy coloration rough handmade texture.