Caption

Bowl, Deep, cup-shaped clay bowl with a slightly convex bottom and sides arching upwards; straight, flat-topped flaring rim. Made of Nile clay NB1, per Vienna System, covered with an engobe mixed with red ochre and thoroughly polished; vessel color red. Well-preserved with slight damage to clay on the rim. Comparative references attribute similar forms to Old Kingdom contexts Late 4th–6th dynasties. Vessel dimensions: height 13.8 cm; rim diameter 28.8 cm; bottom diameter 11.9 cm., A wide, shallow bowl-like object made of reddish-brown clay with a flared rim and a narrower base, shown against a uniform gray background; the clay surface displays variations in tone with areas of lighter and darker reddish-brown and small spots of wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_449

License type

Rights managed

Available size

78.5Mb (759.1Kb) / 15.2in x 20.0in / 4571 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Deep cup-shaped clay bowl slightly convex bottom sides arching upwards straight flat-topped flaring rim Nile clay NB1 Vienna System covered engobe mixed red ochre thoroughly polished vessel color red Well-preserved slight damage clay rim Comparative references attribute forms Old Kingdom contexts Late 4th–6th dynasties Vessel dimensions height 13.8 cm rim diameter 28.8 cm bottom diameter 11.9 cm wide shallow bowl- object reddish-brown clay flared rim narrower base shown uniform gray background clay surface displays variations tone areas lighter darker reddish-brown small spots wear.