Carinated Bowl
Artist
Unknown
Date305–30 BCE
MediumBronze (copper alloy)
DimensionsH. 7 x Diam. 7 13/16 in.; Inner rim diam. 7 5/16 in. (17.8 x 19.9 cm; 18.6 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund
Object numberG.73.8.9
On View
On viewCarinated bowls are so named after the sharp angle of the shoulder of the vessel, which resembles the keel of a ship. The Latin word carina, from which the adjective is derived, means "keel."ProvenanceMathias Komor Fine Arts & Antiquities, New York, NY; sold to NCMA, 1973.Published References"Recent Acquisitions" (exhibition catalogue), North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 12, no. 3 (March 1974), cat. no. 27, illus. (b-w) 33.
Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 30, illus. (color) 85, detail (color) 80, detail (color) and translations 147.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions,” June 16-August 18, 1974.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Egyptian Gallery, April 22, 1974-February 13, 1978.
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