Kohl Pot with Openwork Decoration
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In the early decades of Dynasty 18, Egyptian stone carvers began to incise pot surfaces with openwork scenes. In the middle register on this pot, pairs of confronting falcons spread their wings to shield hes-vases, vessels associated with protection against evil.
Caption
Kohl Pot with Openwork Decoration, ca. 1539–1478 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.642E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.642E_erg2.jpg)
Gallery
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Gallery
Not on view
Title
Kohl Pot with Openwork Decoration
Date
ca. 1539–1478 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Steatite, glaze
Classification
Dimensions
2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.642E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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