Marsh-Bowl of Rennefer

Unknown

ca. 1504–1447 B.C. · Faience, paint · Egyptian Art

This and a second bowl (35.3.78) were found with the burial of a woman named Rennofer in the tomb of her husband, Neferkhawt. Like many faience bowls of early Dynasty 18, this one is decorated on the inside with lotus blossoms and buds growing from a pond which is painted like a checker board.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1504–1447 B.C.

Medium

Faience, paint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1935