Large Bowl with Beveled Internal Rim
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
These finely crafted objects demonstrate the mastery of stoneworking in the Early Dynastic Period. An artisan fitted the two parts of the alabaster jar together. The other three pieces were created by grinding and drilling the extremely hard stone and then polishing it with abrasives.
Caption
Large Bowl with Beveled Internal Rim, ca. 2800–2675 B.C.E.. Anorthosite gneiss or diorite, 5 7/8 x Diam. 12 5/8 in. (15 x 32 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.78E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.78E_erg3.jpg)
Title
Large Bowl with Beveled Internal Rim
Date
ca. 2800–2675 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 4
Period
early Dynastic Period
Geography
Possible place made: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Anorthosite gneiss or diorite
Classification
Dimensions
5 7/8 x Diam. 12 5/8 in. (15 x 32 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.78E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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