EGYPT
Bowl
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasties I–II 3000 BCE-2686 BCE

Medium
calcite

Measurements
7.8 × 26.2 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939

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Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Accession Number
D121-1982

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Wide bowl, slightly restricted, with small flat base, convex sides and a modelled rim. The exterior is polished and the interior shows natural decoration with roughly scalloped bands of alternating opaque and translucent stone which appears to be semi-polished. A section of the rim is missing.

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EGYPT
Bowl
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasties I–II 3000 BCE-2686 BCE