100-30 B.C.
Middle Egypt district,
Africa
Africa
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Jar
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumFaience
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SizeH. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Dia. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
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Geography detailsFrom
Middle Egypt district,
Africa -
Country today
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Date100-30 B.C.
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PeriodPtolemaic Period
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This elaborately decorated vessel belongs to a later Ptolemaic type made outside Alexandria.
On the neck of the vessel partially preserved panels with nude figures in marsh environments can be noted. Two registers at the top of the body of the vessel show vegetal motifs. These are followed by a register with birds, fish, fruits, and other vegetation, and then a register with groupings of animals including a hare, and a griffon. The bottom of the vessel is cupped by a lotus calyx.