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Source Description
The finest of three lidded faience baskets to survive from the New Kingdom, this example shows how the artisan tried to imitate actual fiber baskets. Even the base of the vessel imitates coiled fiber. The vessel and its lid were held together by decoratively laced string.
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Document identity
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12572
label
Vessel with Lid
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
12572
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Vessel with Lid
description
The finest of three lidded faience baskets to survive from the New Kingdom, this example shows how the artisan tried to imitate actual fiber baskets. Even the base of the vessel imitates coiled fiber. The vessel and its lid were held together by decoratively laced string.
provenance
Rev. William MacGregor, Tamworth, Staffordshire, by 1898; Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, June 26-29 and July 4-6, 1922, no. 270; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1400-1300 BCE (New Kingdom, 18th dynasty)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
vases
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19
height
11.1
depth
9.8
dimensionsRaw
7 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 3 13/16 in. (19 x 11.1 x 9.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
18th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with black pigment
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6182
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EGY
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2568
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