Caption

Medum type bowl. Medum type bowl with characteristic carination under the rim. Rounded bottom. Straight rim, slightly flaring. Narrow, sloping shoulders. The diameter of the rim is smaller than the diameter of the vessel's shoulders. Clay probably NB1. The surface of the vessel is leveled and covered with a layer of engobe, and then polished. Vessel colour - red. Complete vessel, very well preserved. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 4.2 cm; diameter rim 21.1 cm; diameter shoulders 21.1 cm., A rounded shallow bowl with a worn, textured surface in shades of reddish-brown and terracotta, showing patches of lighter beige and white wear, floating against a flat gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_386

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92.1Mb (892.9Kb) / 17.9in x 20.0in / 5368 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum type bowl characteristic carination under rim Rounded bottom Straight rim slightly flaring Narrow sloping shoulders diameter smaller vessel's shoulders Clay Nb1 surface vessel leveled covered layer engobe polished Vessel colour - red Complete vessel well preserved c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu Vessel height 4.2 cm 21.1 cm diameter shoulders 21.1 cm rounded shallow bowl worn textured surface shades reddish-brown terracotta showing patches lighter beige white wear floating flat gray background.