Légende

Medum-type bowl, Egyptian pottery, Medum-type bowl, clay vessel. Bowl with a hemispherical shape narrowing just below the rim to form a carination; rounded bottom; straight, slightly widening spout whose diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the shoulders. Surface even, covered with a red engobe and polished. Vessel color: red. Fairly well preserved with minor losses on the rim. c. 2494–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th–6th Dynasty, Edfu find location. Vessel; height 7 cm, spout diameter 26.4 cm; weight 0.90 kg., A single terracotta object with a reddish-brown color stands centered against a light gray background; it has a wide shallow bowl at the top resting on a flared disk, a tapering, hourglass-like stem, and a broad flared base showing a textured, slightly worn surface with variations of reddish-brown and some paler, dusty patches.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_096

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58.8Mo (1.7Mo) / 34.1cm x 43.2cm / 4032 x 5100 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Medum-type bowl Egyptian pottery clay vessel Bowl hemispherical shape narrowing rim form carination rounded bottom straight slightly widening spout diameter slightly larger shoulders Surface even covered red engobe polished Vessel color red Fairly well preserved minor losses c 2494–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom 5th–6th Dynasty Edfu find location Vessel height 7 cm spout diameter 26.4 cm weight 0.90 kg single terracotta object reddish-brown color stands centered light gray background wide shallow bowl top resting flared disk tapering hourglass- stem broad flared base showing textured slightly worn surface variations reddish-brown paler dusty patches.