Caption

Bowl, Egyptian pottery, clay vessel — 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 containing red ochre and thoroughly polished. Vessel color: red. Well-preserved with slight damage to clay on the rim. Comparative material cites parallels from IV–VI dynasty and late VI dynasty contexts; typologically dated to the 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 single wide-brimmed pottery bowl with a flared rim and a narrow base suspended against a neutral background; the vessel has an earthy reddish-brown color with patches of darker brown and small pale spots, a slightly rough textured surface showing subtle irregularities and wear, and the rim appears thinner and slightly darker than the body.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_452

License type

Rights managed

Available size

78.5Mb (807.1Kb) / 15.2in x 20.0in / 4571 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Egyptian pottery clay vessel deep cup-shaped bowl slightly convex bottom sides arching upwards straight rim flat top flaring Nile clay NB1 covered engobe containing red ochre thoroughly polished Vessel color red Well-preserved slight damage clay rim Comparative material cites parallels IV–VI dynasty late VI dynasty contexts typologically dated Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Place origin Edfu Dimensions height 13.8 cm rim diameter 28.8 cm bottom diameter 11.9 cm single wide-brimmed pottery bowl flared rim narrow base suspended neutral background vessel earthy reddish-brown color patches darker brown small pale spots slightly rough textured surface showing subtle irregularities wear thinner slightly darker body.