Relief-Decorated Ovoid Bottle
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Object Label
Despite the loss of most of its blue glaze, this is one of the finest, best-preserved relief-decorated vessels of its era. At least some of the seemingly decorative motifs are religious symbols, and even the swamp scene may be religious in nature. Some of the decoration\'s elements were current in the minor arts of the preceding Ramesside Period, but others may reflect the revival of even older iconography.
Caption
Egyptian. Relief-Decorated Ovoid Bottle, ca. 945 B.C.E.–718 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 in. (11.2 x 7 cm) Stopper: 13/16 x 5/8 in. (2 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 65.2.2a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.65.2.2a-b_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Culture
Title
Relief-Decorated Ovoid Bottle
Date
ca. 945 B.C.E.–718 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 22, or later
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Place made: Deir el Nawahid, Egypt
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
4 7/16 x 2 3/4 in. (11.2 x 7 cm) Stopper: 13/16 x 5/8 in. (2 x 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
65.2.2a-b
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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