Légende

Medum type bowl, Medum type bowl with carination under the rim. Rim diameter smaller than the diameter of the shoulders. Rounded bottom. Straight, slightly flaring rim. Vessel made on the wheel of Nile clay, surface leveled. The bottom and lower part of the vessel finished to about half its height with a knife or similar tool. The surface of the vessel is covered with a layer of engobe . Vessel colour – red. c. 2686–c. 2181 BC, Old Kingdom, Edfu. Vessel; height 9 cm; diameter 21.1 cm rim, 21.5 cm shoulders., A broad, shallow bowl-shaped ceramic object with a rounded base and a slightly flared rim sits against a plain light gray background; the surface of the object is a warm terracotta color with areas of lighter and darker reddish-brown, showing a weathered texture with scratches and small worn spots, and there is a noticeable small chip on the rim revealing a paler interior.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_139

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52.4Mo (1.0Mo) / 50.8cm x 25.9cm / 6000 x 3054 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Medum type bowl carination under rim Rim diameter smaller diameter shoulders Rounded bottom Straight slightly flaring Vessel wheel Nile clay surface leveled bottom lower part vessel finished half height knife tool surface vessel covered layer engobe Vessel colour – red c 2686–c 2181 Bc Old Kingdom Edfu height 9 cm diameter 21.1 cm rim 21.5 cm shoulders broad shallow bowl-shaped ceramic object rounded base slightly flared sits plain light gray background object warm terracotta color areas lighter darker reddish-brown showing weathered texture scratches small worn spots noticeable small chip rim revealing paler interior.