Miniature Vessel
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Vessels such as this contained small amounts of oil or perfume used for cosmetic purposes. The primary decoration—papyrus plants rising from a lotus flower—may allude to the creation of the universe. According to one account of creation, the lotus was the first thing to emerge from the primordial waters of chaos at the dawn of time. The papyrus was the heraldic plant of Lower, or northern, Egypt.
Caption
Miniature Vessel, ca. 1336–1250 B.C.E.. Faience, 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 75.52.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.75.52.1_wwg8.jpg)
Title
Miniature Vessel
Date
ca. 1336–1250 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18 to early Dynasty 19
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
75.52.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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