Photo of collection object Bunch of Grapes
Bunch of Grapes, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (4.7 x 7.3 cm). 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, 16.362. Creative Commons-BY.

Bunch of Grapes

ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Amarna artists often tried to create interior spaces that looked and felt like the outdoors. Many rooms in Akhenaten's palaces featured three-dimensional grape clusters hung high on the wall and grapevines painted on the ceiling. Such decorations created the illusion of sitting under a huge grape arbor.

Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Accessory
Formatted Medium
Faience
Medium
faience
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (4.7 x 7.3 cm)
Accession Number
16.362
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
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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