Jar
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Unlike faience, glass was a foreign import to Egypt, having arrived from western Asia shortly before 1500 B.C.E. The first Egyptian glassmakers relied on molds, limiting production to small objects such as beads and amulets. Later craftsmen perfected techniques that allowed for large, complex pieces.
Some of the finest works of New Kingdom glass were made during the reign of Akhenaten, perhaps under the inspiration of Asiatic glassmakers living in Egypt. Vessels such as this example were decorated with glass threads; using a thin stick before the vessel had dried, the artisan created ornate, rippled designs.
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
late Dynasty 18
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm)
mount: 3 3/8 × 3 × 2 3/4 in. (8.6 × 7.6 × 7 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.340E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Small glass jar with broad foot, three upturned handles, tall neck, and wide flat rim. The body and neck are decorated with yellow and white dragged patterns. On the neck the pattern is a zigzag; on the body a festoon pattern. The outer edge of the rim is yellow; the remainder of the vessel is a dark blue.
Condition: Large chip out of rim; two pieces glued back onto rim.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Jar, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_overall01_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 37.340E_overall01_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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