Funnel-Shaped Lid
ca. 1630-1539 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The Egyptians frequently capped their pottery vessels with hollow, funnel-shaped lids. Some Seventeenth Dynasty potters decorated these utilitarian objects with thick bands of paint, as on the example shown here. These simple designs may have served as markers to identify the vessels’ contents after they had been sealed.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Clay, pigment
- Locations
- Place excavated: Esna, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 17
- Dimensions
- 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 5/16 in. (11.8 x 11 cm)
- Accession Number
- 07.447.461
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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