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This was probably the most popular type of Egyptian glass vessel. The milky white to sea green-colored fabric and monochrome decorative scheme are reminiscent of Egyptian alabaster. That the Egyptians would make an association between glass and stone is only natural, as the Egyptian name for glass was inr n(y) wdh or "the flowing stone."
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Document identity
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93955
label
Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos)
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93955
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Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos)
description
This was probably the most popular type of Egyptian glass vessel. The milky white to sea green-colored fabric and monochrome decorative scheme are reminiscent of Egyptian alabaster. That the Egyptians would make an association between glass and stone is only natural, as the Egyptian name for glass was inr n(y) wdh or "the flowing stone."
date
c. 1336–1295 BCE
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en
wikidata
Q60762279
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Vessels
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1
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Diameter: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
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Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, post-Amarna period or later
accession
1914.541
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Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos), c. 1336–1295 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, post-Amarna period or later. Glass; diameter: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.541
collection
Egypt - New Kingdom
formerAccessionNumbers
140.14
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 3
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 3
citation
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
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Reproduced: p. 283; Mentioned: 283-284
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 04:59:20.862000
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93955
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Egypt - New Kingdom
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glass
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