Vessel in the Form of a Kneeling Woman

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Vessel in the Form of a Kneeling Woman, ca. 1336–1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327–1323 b.c, or ca. 1323–1295 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 3 13/16 x 2 in. (9.7 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 49.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.49.53_wwg8.jpg)
Title
Vessel in the Form of a Kneeling Woman
Date
ca. 1336–1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327–1323 b.c, or ca. 1323–1295 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Steatite, glaze
Classification
Dimensions
3 13/16 x 2 in. (9.7 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
49.53
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
There's a figurine made from "glazed steatite" and a jewelry spacer made from glazed faience, from about 1000 BC, and they're this gorgeous blue or green. Is that how they were found or somehow worked on to get back that color?
I'm sure they've been cleaned, but other than that faience, especially, holds color VERY well. That's part of the reason the ancient Egyptians used it so much.Steatite is a type of stone that can also be glazed in a similar way. The glazes are glass-based which has a lot to do with how they've remained so stable.
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