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Source Description
In ancient Egypt, vessels were formed by heating powdered glass in a furnace around a clay core. Once the glass had melted around the core, glassmakers trailed threads of molten glass around the vessel and combed the trails with a pointed tool to create patterns.
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Document identity
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36138
label
Kohl Vase in the Shape of a Palm Column
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object
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Source metadata
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36138
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object
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normalized
title
Kohl Vase in the Shape of a Palm Column
description
In ancient Egypt, vessels were formed by heating powdered glass in a furnace around a clay core. Once the glass had melted around the core, glassmakers trailed threads of molten glass around the vessel and combed the trails with a pointed tool to create patterns.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1390-1336 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Glasswares
vases
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
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Egyptian
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18th-19th Dynasty
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glass
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6182
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EGY
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454
2003
3068
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1
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0
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photo
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