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Accession_Number E.62.37
Shape Bowl
Shape_description
Material Terracotta
Fabric Egyptian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Wide mouth, no neck tapering to a very slightly flat base. Very shallow rivets form concentric around the bowl, almost as if the potter has lightly brushed around the pot with his fingers during its creation. The surface is course and it is dark red in colour.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact and complete. There are several small chips around the rim. There appear to be several water marks on the inside of the bowl. The base and some parts of the body are covered in an encrusted light brown deposit.
Technique/Style
Provenance Dendereh
Period Middle Kingdom: 12 dynasty
Date 1991-1786
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Side view of Egyptian bowl

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Above view of inside on Egyptian Bowl

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Profile view of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl

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Profile view of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl.

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Oblique view, from slightly above of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl.

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Oblique view, from slightly above of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl.

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Side view of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl.

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Side view of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl, showing a little chip on the rim.

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Oblique view, from slightly above, of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl.

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Profile view of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl.

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Oblique view of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl, showing a part of the interior.

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Oblique view of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl, showing a part of the interior.

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Oblique view of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl, showing a part of the interior.

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View of the base of a Middle Kingdom terracotta bowl.
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Beazley_DB
Height 7.7
Diameters 13.5
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location 3.2.4
Edited_by Leigh; Jasmin Payne; Jayne
Date_edited 30.08.2002; 04.09.2018; 11.5.22
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