Caption

Bowl, Deep, cup-shaped bowl with a slightly convex bottom and sides arching upwards. Straight rim, flat on top, flaring. Made of Nile clay NB1 ? and covered with an engobe with added red ochre, thoroughly polished. Color: red. Well-preserved, with slight damage to the clay on the rim. Comparative parallels cited IV–VI dyn.; late VI dynasty; IV dynasty; Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Place of origin: Edfu. Dimensions: height 13.8 cm; rim diameter 28.8 cm; bottom diameter 11.9 cm., A terracotta-colored, flared ceramic vessel with a wide rim and a narrower base, showing surface scratches and worn patches, photographed against a uniform gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_450

License type

Rights managed

Available size

78.5Mb (718.1Kb) / 15.2in x 20.0in / 4571 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Deep cup-shaped bowl slightly convex bottom sides arching upwards Straight rim flat top flaring Nile clay NB1 covered engobe added red ochre thoroughly polished Color red Well-preserved slight damage clay rim Comparative parallels cited IV–VI dyn late VI dynasty IV dynasty Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Place origin Edfu Dimensions height 13.8 cm rim diameter 28.8 cm bottom diameter 11.9 cm terracotta-colored flared ceramic vessel wide rim narrower base showing surface scratches worn patches photographed uniform gray background.