Medum-type bowl, Egyptian pottery, 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 shoulders. Surface even, covered with a red engobe and polished. Vessel color: red. Fairly well preserved, minor losses on the rim. Circa 2494–2181 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th–6th Dynasty, Edfu find location. Function: vessel. Height 7 cm; spout diameter 26.4 cm; weight 0.90 kg., A shallow, wide bowl with a rounded profile sits on a short clear cylindrical support against a smooth gray background; the bowl is an earthy reddish-brown color with lighter beige spots and areas of wear, showing surface scratches and subtle variations in tone.
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Medum-type bowl, Egyptian pottery, 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 shoulders. Surface even, covered with a red engobe and polished. Vessel color: red. Fairly well preserved, minor losses on the rim. Circa 2494–2181 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th–6th Dynasty, Edfu find location. Function: vessel. Height 7 cm; spout diameter 26.4 cm; weight 0.90 kg., A shallow, wide bowl with a rounded profile sits on a short clear cylindrical support against a smooth gray background; the bowl is an earthy reddish-brown color with lighter beige spots and areas of wear, showing surface scratches and subtle variations in tone.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_104

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36.8Mo (1.2Mo) / 37.2cm x 24.8cm / 4392 x 2928 (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 Circa 2494–2181 BC Old Kingdom 5th–6th Dynasty Edfu find location Function vessel Height 7 cm spout diameter 26.4 cm weight 0.90 kg shallow wide bowl rounded profile sits short clear cylindrical support smooth gray background bowl earthy reddish-brown color lighter beige spots areas wear showing surface scratches subtle variations tone.

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