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/ceramic vessel, bowl. Old Kingdom, c. 2686–2181 BC. Height 6.1 cm; diameter rim/body 28.3 cm., Edfu place of origin., A shallow, round earthenware bowl with a slightly uneven rim and a smooth interior surface, shown against a plain gray background; the bowl appears in shades of reddish-brown and terra cotta with some darker speckles and subtle variations in tone, and the background is medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_328

License type

Rights managed

Available size

97.1Mb (876.0Kb) / 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 ceramic vessel bowl Old Kingdom c 2686–2181 Bc Height 6.1 cm diameter rim body 28.3 cm Edfu place origin shallow round earthenware bowl slightly uneven rim smooth interior surface shown plain gray background shades reddish-brown terra cotta darker speckles subtle variations tone background medium gray.