Bowl
ca. 1295-1185 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The image on one of these bowls depicts a monkey playing a double flute. Representations of animals engaged in human activities occur throughout Egyptian history. The other bowl shows a female figure and flowering plants. This motif may be borrowed from scenes on the walls of painted tombs.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Faience
- Medium
- faience
- Locations
- Place made: Deir el Nawahid, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 19
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Accession Number
- 66.172
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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