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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Fragment of a Decorated Bowl

ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.

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Object Label

The maiden represented on this fragment wears a lotus flower, an unguent cone, and an elaborate wig on her head. She carries a pole from which hang a bunch of lotus flowers and a brace of ducks. When complete, the scene probably showed her on a papyrus skiff. Such details frequently appear in New Kingdom tomb paintings of duck hunts in the Nile marshes.

Caption

Fragment of a Decorated Bowl, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (8.3 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 51.227. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.227_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Title

Fragment of a Decorated Bowl

Date

ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.

Dynasty

end of Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Faience

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (8.3 x 4.8 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

51.227

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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Frequent Art Questions

  • How common is the image of a blue lotus in Egyptian Art? (I see one example in this museum).

    Very common.The lotus is a symbol of birth and rebirth on which the Creator solar deity first appeared in the Nun, the formless ocean within which the universe was created.
    Got it, thank you.

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