Globular Pitcher with Cover
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Globular Pitcher with Cover, ca. 1479–1353 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 9 1/4 × Diam. 7 1/2 in. (23.5 × 19 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1299a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1299a-b_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Title
Globular Pitcher with Cover
Date
ca. 1479–1353 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
Classification
Dimensions
9 1/4 × Diam. 7 1/2 in. (23.5 × 19 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
34.1299a-b
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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