Dish in Form of Bound Ibex
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Steatite
DATES
ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 18
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
4 7/16 × 1 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (11.2 × 3.2 × 17.4 cm)
mount: 17 × 7 × 2 1/2 in. (43.2 × 17.8 × 6.4 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
42.11
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
PROVENANCE
Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by 1915, acquired by Robert de Rustafjaell; December 1, 1915, sold at the Anderson Galleries, “The Interesting and Valuable Egyptian Collection formed by Robert de Rustafjaell”, lot 711; between 1915 and 1942, provenance not yet documented; by 1942, acquired by Carl Clausen of Delaware Water Gap, PA; 1942, purchased from Carl Clausen by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Dark green steatite dish in the form of a bound ibex. Head and horns in the round with ends of horns joined to body near top center. Feet bound under body. Body hollowed out to form dish. Under side of body convex.
Condition: Surface shows some marks of wear. Otherwise perfect.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Dish in Form of Bound Ibex, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Steatite, 4 7/16 × 1 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (11.2 × 3.2 × 17.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 42.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 42.11_front_SL3.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 42.11_front_SL3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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