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The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt

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Enlarge Bowl with Human Feet
Naqada I–early Naqada II (ca. 3900–3650 B.C.)
Provenance unknown
Polished red pottery; H. 9.8 cm (3.9 in.), Diam. 13.5 cm (5.3 in.)
Rogers Fund, 1910 (10.176.113)

This little bowl was probably made for ritual libations. It is an early three-dimensional version of the hieroglyph meaning "clean": a human leg supporting a bowl from which water pours. The bowl is tilted so that water will flow out of it.
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