<em>Inscribed Jar</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E., or later. Clay, pigment, 10 1/4 × overall diam. 8 9/16 in. (26 × 21.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.72. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.72_overall01_PS20.jpg)

Inscribed Jar

Medium: Clay, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E., or later

Dimensions: 10 1/4 × overall diam. 8 9/16 in. (26 × 21.7 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor

Accession Number: 16.72

Image: 16.72_overall01_PS20.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Pottery jar with pointed base, flaring body receding to a narrow cylindrical neck. There are four handles on the upper part of the body. Buff slip tinged with reddish orange. Between three of the handles runs an inscription in hieratic "Wine for the Lady Thuaa" who was the mother of Queen Tiy and the mother-in-law of Amenophis III. The jar is a typical piece of XVIII Dynasty pottery. Condition, the entire neck is missing, there are several minor chips in the slip.

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