Shallow bowl with a recurved rim

Unknown

ca. 2500–2400 B.C. · Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) · Egyptian Art

This round-bottomed vessel with flaring recurved rim belongs to the type called Meidum bowls. It is made from veined Egyptian alabaster with a band of irregularly spaced streaks of reddish brown that vary in intensity.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2500–2400 B.C.

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1910