Globular Pitcher with Cover
ca. 1479-1353 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Egypt maintained extensive trade relations with several Mediterranean civilizations during the Eighteenth Dynasty. This pitcher, with its high neck, thin handle, bulbous body, and flaring base, reproduces the form of Cypriot vessels called base-ring ware. Cypriot pots imported into Egypt probably contained a mixture of honey and opium; local Egyptian versions of base-ring ware held scented oils or unguents.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 18
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 9 1/4 × Diam. 7 1/2 in. (23.5 × 19 cm)
- Accession Number
- 34.1299a-b
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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