Collection Item – Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

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Name/TitleEgyptian bowl

About this objectThis pale ceramic bowl has remnants of red, orange and black glaze decoration. The circular bowl has a wide mouth with a flattened rim, and a softly rounded carination (ridge-like formation) at the mid point of the body. Below the carination the sides taper inwards to a small flared foot which has a circular base. The base has a flattened edge with an indentation in the centre.

This artefact was likely used in a domestic or funerary context.

PeriodEgyptian (ancient)

Place MadeEgypt

Medium and MaterialsCeramic

Style and IconographyEgyptian (ancient)

TechniqueGlazing (coating process)

TechniqueMolding (forming)

MeasurementsHeight 32mm; Width 86mm; Weight 0.05kg

Subject and Association KeywordsSocial life and customs

Named CollectionThe James Logie Memorial Collection, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Credit LineDonated by Marjory Fern, in memory of Graham Fern (potter), 2022.

Object TypeStorage Vessels

Object number231.22.20