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Old Kingdom
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.
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Title: Shallow bowl with a recurved rim
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 4–mid 5
Date: ca. 2500–2400 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); Diam. 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Accession Number: 10.176.158
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