Caption

Bowl, Deep, cup-shaped bowl with a slightly convex bottom and sides arching upwards; straight, flat-topped, flaring rim. Made of Nile clay NB1 ?. Covered with an engobe containing red ochre and thoroughly polished. Red color. Well-preserved, with slight damage to the rim. Comparative references suggest parallels from the Old Kingdom IV–VI dynasties, ca. 2686–2181 BC. From Edfu. Dimensions: height 13.8 cm; rim diameter 28.8 cm; bottom diameter 11.9 cm., A round, shallow bowl with a concave center sits against a flat background; the bowl is primarily brown with areas of darker and lighter brown variations and small pale flecks, and the background is a uniform gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_453

License type

Rights managed

Available size

78.5Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.2in x 20.0in / 4571 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Deep cup-shaped bowl slightly convex bottom sides arching upwards straight flat-topped flaring rim Nile clay NB1 Covered engobe containing red ochre thoroughly polished Red color Well-preserved slight damage rim Comparative references suggest parallels Old Kingdom IV–VI dynasties ca 2686–2181 Bc Edfu Dimensions height 13.8 cm rim diameter 28.8 cm bottom diameter 11.9 cm round shallow bowl concave center sits flat background bowl primarily brown areas darker lighter brown variations small pale flecks background uniform gray.