Caption

Medum-type bowl with characteristic carination under the rim. Rounded bottom. Straight, slightly flaring rim. Narrow, sloping shoulders; the diameter of the rim equals the diameter of the shoulders. Clay probably NB1. Surface leveled, covered with an engobe layer, then polished. Vessel color red. Reassembled from original fragments; minor losses on the rim. Circa 2686–2181 BC Old Kingdom, from Edfu. Vessel; height 6.9 cm, rim diameter 24.5 cm, shoulder diameter 24.9 cm., A wide shallow bowl with a rounded base shown upside down, displaying a smooth rim and a gently curved exterior surface; the object is predominantly reddish-brown with variations of darker and lighter brown patches and a few pale spots and streaks, set against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_435

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.0Mb (871.2Kb) / 20.0in x 8.4in / 6000 x 2507 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medum-type bowl characteristic carination under rim Rounded bottom Straight slightly flaring Narrow sloping shoulders diameter rim equals shoulders Clay Nb1 Surface leveled covered engobe layer polished Vessel color red Reassembled original fragments minor losses Circa 2686–2181 BC Old Kingdom Edfu Vessel height 6.9 cm rim diameter 24.5 cm shoulder diameter 24.9 cm wide shallow bowl rounded base shown upside down displaying smooth rim gently curved exterior surface object predominantly reddish-brown variations darker lighter brown patches pale spots streaks set pale gray background.