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. Egyptian pottery, clay vessel, ceramic bowl. Comparative material: Reisner George A., Mycerinus... type XXVII and XXVIII, fig. 72 2-5, c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu; vessel height 6.1 cm, rim diameter 28.3 cm, body diameter 28.3 cm. Creator/classification unknown., A shallow, rounded bowl photographed from the side against a gray background, showing an earthy terracotta surface with a few darker spots and irregularities; the rim is slightly uneven and the visible colors include reddish-brown, terracotta orange, and muted gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_326

License type

Rights managed

Available size

97.1Mb (569.9Kb) / 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 Egyptian pottery clay vessel ceramic bowl Comparative material Reisner George A Mycerinus.. type XXVII Xxviii fig 72 2-5 c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu vessel height 6.1 cm rim diameter 28.3 cm body diameter 28.3 cm Creator classification unknown shallow rounded bowl photographed side gray background showing earthy terracotta surface darker spots irregularities rim slightly uneven visible colors include reddish-brown terracotta orange muted gray.