Légende

Medum-type bowl, Medum-type bowl with characteristic carination under the rim. Rounded bottom. Straight, slightly flaring rim. Narrow, sloping shoulders. The diameter of the rim is smaller than the diameter of the vessel's shoulders. Nile clay, light red, well fired. Surface leveled, covered with a layer of engobe and then polished. On the outside of the bottom part is a hieroglyphic sign in the shape of a bird, probably the letter m. Vessel color red. The vessel is complete, very well preserved. Old Kingdom, ca. 2686–2181 BC. Vessel: height 8.9 cm; diameter 20.9 cm rim; diameter 21.5 cm shoulders., A terracotta bowl with a rounded base and a slightly flared rim, shown against a flat gray background; the bowl is an earthy reddish-brown with lighter worn areas and subtle surface scratches, and there are a few small darker spots on its exterior.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_041

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

92.2Mo (633.9Ko) / 45.5cm x 50.8cm / 5369 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Medum-type bowl characteristic carination under rim Rounded bottom Straight slightly flaring Narrow sloping shoulders diameter smaller vessel's shoulders Nile clay light red well fired Surface leveled covered layer engobe polished outside bottom part hieroglyphic sign shape bird letter m Vessel color red vessel complete well preserved Old Kingdom ca 2686–2181 Bc Vessel height 8.9 cm diameter 20.9 cm rim diameter 21.5 cm shoulders terracotta bowl rounded base flared shown flat gray background bowl earthy reddish-brown lighter worn areas subtle surface scratches small darker spots exterior.