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Source Description
Faience vessels with decorations in raised relief are typical of the early Roman Period in Egypt. Some have only vegetal patterns; others combine floral and geometric patterns with representations of animals. This vase may belong to a group which came from Memphis. The neck of the vase displays animals and fantastical creatures, the shoulder has a geometric pattern, and the lower portion of the body has a second frieze with lions, dogs and cats. The section above the foot has a vegetal pattern.
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Document identity
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35097
label
Vase with Relief Decoration
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35097
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object
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title
Vase with Relief Decoration
description
Faience vessels with decorations in raised relief are typical of the early Roman Period in Egypt. Some have only vegetal patterns; others combine floral and geometric patterns with representations of animals. This vase may belong to a group which came from Memphis. The neck of the vase displays animals and fantastical creatures, the shoulder has a geometric pattern, and the lower portion of the body has a second frieze with lions, dogs and cats. The section above the foot has a vegetal pattern.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st-2nd century CE (Roman)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
vases
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
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Egyptian
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Egyptian faience with blue glaze
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6182
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EGY
ROM
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10
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1
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photo
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