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Miniature Vessel

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

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.

MEDIUM Faience
  • Place Made: Egypt
  • DATES ca. 1336–1250 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY late Dynasty 18 to early Dynasty 19
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)  (show scale)
    ACCESSION NUMBER 75.52.1
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION One pale green alabastron with papyrus painted upon it in black. The base of the vessel is decorated with an open lotus (?). Condition: Abraided and discolored; rim chipped.
    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)
    IMAGE installation, West Wing gallery 8 installation, CUR.75.52.1_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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     <em>Miniature Vessel</em>, 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)

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