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New Kingdom
This and a second bowl (35.3.78) were found with the burial of a woman named Rennofer in the tomb of her husband, Neferkhawt. Like many faience bowls of early Dynasty 18, this one is decorated on the inside with lotus blossoms and buds growing from a pond which is painted like a checker board.
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Title: Marsh-Bowl of Rennefer
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), west chamber A, Burial of Rennefer (II), in coffin, near head, MMA excavations, 1935–36
Medium: Faience, paint
Dimensions: H. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); Diam. of rim 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.); Diam. of base 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); Th. of rim. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Object Number: 35.3.77
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