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Source Description
A rare and fine example of so-called "Egyptian blue" ceramic ware, this lovely vase has a form similar to contemporary vessels of alabaster.
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Document identity
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5577
label
Amphora with Cover
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Source metadata
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5577
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normalized
title
Amphora with Cover
description
A rare and fine example of so-called "Egyptian blue" ceramic ware, this lovely vase has a form similar to contemporary vessels of alabaster.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1479-1425 BCE (New Kingdom, early 18th Dynasty)
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CC0
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en
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Glasswares
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covers
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
12.6
height
10.2
dimensionsRaw
4 15/16 x 4 in. (12.6 x 10.2 cm) (h. x diam.);top of vase: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm) (diam.);lid: 5/16 x 3 3/4 in. (0.8 x 9.5 cm) (h. x diam.)
Source extras
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Egyptian
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18th Dynasty
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Egyptian blue
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6182
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2682
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1
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photo
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2
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