Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Painted Lotus Plants and Floral Collar
ca. 1353-1329 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Vessels with Blue-Painted Designs
The most innovative pottery of the Eighteenth Dynasty—so-called bluepainted ware—began under Thutmose III.
The pastel pigment was made from groundup blue frit, a mixture of cobalt and alum. Initially, potters relied on blue paint to accentuate small details, such as the grape cluster hanging from a vine on the wine jar in this case. Over time, though, artists began to use blue paint for more complex designs and figures.
The most innovative pottery of the Eighteenth Dynasty—so-called bluepainted ware—began under Thutmose III.
The pastel pigment was made from groundup blue frit, a mixture of cobalt and alum. Initially, potters relied on blue paint to accentuate small details, such as the grape cluster hanging from a vine on the wine jar in this case. Over time, though, artists began to use blue paint for more complex designs and figures.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Clay, pigment
- Locations
- Place made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 18
- Dimensions
- 27 9/16 × Diam. 15 5/8 in. (70 × 39.7 cm)
- Accession Number
- 16.245
- Credit Line
- Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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