Caption

Bowl. Shallow bowl of rounded, asymmetrical shape with a rounded, flaring, irregular rim. Surface is level. Lower half of the bowl was finished with a knife or similar tool. Slightly above mid-height, a horizontal line—likely from placement on a stand—is visible. Color: dark red. Vessel complete. Made in a local Edfu workshop. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Height 7.2 cm; rim diameter 26.2 cm., A shallow, curved clay bowl with a rough, textured surface is shown against a plain gray background; the bowl is predominantly reddish-brown with variations of tan and darker brown speckles, and it has a slightly raised, rounded rim and visible marks and small pits across its exterior.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_336

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.6Mb (911.9Kb) / 20.0in x 9.0in / 6000 x 2714 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Shallow bowl rounded asymmetrical shape flaring irregular rim Surface level Lower half bowl was finished knife tool Slightly mid-height horizontal line placement stand visible Color dark red Vessel complete local Edfu workshop Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Height 7.2 cm rim diameter 26.2 cm shallow curved clay bowl rough textured surface shown plain gray background predominantly reddish-brown variations tan darker brown speckles slightly raised rounded rim visible marks small pits across exterior.