Bowl
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The image on one of these bowls depicts a monkey playing a double flute. Representations of animals engaged in human activities occur throughout Egyptian history. The other bowl shows a female figure and flowering plants. This motif may be borrowed from scenes on the walls of painted tombs.
Caption
Bowl, ca. 1295–1185 B.C.E.. Faience. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 66.172. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.66.172_wwg8.jpg)
Title
Bowl
Date
ca. 1295–1185 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 19
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Deir el Nawahid, Egypt
Medium
Faience
Classification
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
66.172
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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