Légende

Medum-type bowl, A small Medum-type bowl with characteristic carination under the rim. Rounded bottom. Arched walls, gently breaking towards the center of the vessel around 2/3 of its height. Straight, perpendicular rim. Narrow, sloping shoulders. The diameter of the rim is significantly smaller than the diameter of the vessel's arms. Clay probably NB2. Surface leveled and covered with a layer of engobe, then polished. Vessel color: red. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC; Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 4.5 cm, diameter 11 cm rim, diameter 11.6 cm arms., A rounded shallow bowl with a matte, earthy surface in shades of reddish-brown and terracotta sits against a pale gray background, showing a slightly uneven rim and a subtle raised band around its upper exterior; the interior appears darker with similar reddish-brown tones, and the outer surface has a few small pits and rough patches, along with a small area near the base that shows a fragment of a rectangular label with worn edges in muted blue and off-white.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_163

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33.0Mo (562.2Ko) / 42.3cm x 19.5cm / 4997 x 2308 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Medum-type bowl small Medum-type bowl characteristic carination under rim Rounded bottom Arched walls gently breaking towards center vessel 2 3 height Straight perpendicular rim Narrow sloping shoulders diameter significantly smaller vessel's arms Clay Nb2 Surface leveled covered layer engobe polished Vessel color red c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu Vessel height 4.5 cm diameter 11 cm rim diameter 11.6 cm arms rounded shallow bowl matte earthy surface shades reddish-brown terracotta sits pale gray background showing slightly uneven rim subtle raised band upper exterior interior darker reddish-brown tones outer surface small pits rough patches small area near base fragment rectangular label worn edges muted blue off-white.