Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg
c. 1540–1296 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg, c. 1540–1296 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1540-1296 BC. Travertine; diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.620
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessels
- Formatted Medium
- travertine
- Medium
- travertine
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1914.620
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World, CMA 1916, no. 54, p. 210, pl. 339; CMA/Fort Worth/Paris 1992-93, no. 113 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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