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 typology: types XXVII–XXVIII Old Kingdom, c. 2686–2181 BC, similar vessels from Edfu; dimensions: height 6.1 cm, rim diameter 28.3 cm, body diameter 28.3 cm., A shallow, rounded bowl-like object with a worn, uneven rim shown in profile, displaying a textured surface with patches of lighter and darker areas; the object is primarily terracotta orange with spots of brown and pale beige, set against a uniform gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_327

License type

Rights managed

Available size

97.1Mb (964.3Kb) / 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 typology types XXVII–XXVIII Old Kingdom c 2686–2181 Bc vessels Edfu dimensions height 6.1 cm rim diameter 28.3 cm body diameter 28.3 cm shallow rounded bowl- object worn uneven rim shown profile displaying textured surface patches lighter darker areas primarily terracotta orange spots brown pale beige set uniform gray background.