Blue-Painted Storage Jar
ca. 1353-1329 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Blue painted decoration on large vessels became fashionable during the reign of Amenhotep III (circa 1390–1352 B.C.E.). The blue pigment was likely produced with cobalt, a mineral originating in the western oasis, located about 150 miles from the Nile Valley and accessible to the Egyptians since the Old Kingdom.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Clay, pigment
- Locations
- Place made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 18
- Dimensions
- 26 9/16 × Diam. 17 1/8 in. (67.4 × 43.5 cm)
- Accession Number
- 16.244
- Credit Line
- Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Infinite Blue
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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