Figure Vase of Woman Holding Dog, ca. 1479–1353 B.C.E. Clay, 7 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (19.3 x 6.3 x 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.331E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.331E_erg456.jpg)
Figure Vase of Woman Holding Dog, ca. 1479–1353 B.C.E. Clay, 7 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (19.3 x 6.3 x 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.331E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.331E_37.1527E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)
Figure Vase of Woman Holding Dog
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
Throughout the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty, a small group of potters, perhaps members of a single workshop, fashioned charming vessels in human and animal forms. They shaped the two halves of each container in open molds and joined the pieces along the sides. Complex details such as arms were created by hand and applied to the molded pieces. The potters then covered the vessel with a red slip (a mixture of clay and water) and polished the surface. This example depicts a servant woman carrying a small dog, perhaps the honored pet of her master or mistress.
MEDIUM
Clay
DATES
ca. 1479–1353 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 18
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
7 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (19.3 x 6.3 x 4.9 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.331E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Figure vase in the form of a footless woman holding a small animal (jackal?) to her thorax in her left hand and forearm. Her right have holds a bolt of cloth (?). The vessel has a flaring rim with loop handle.
Condition: A high polish produced by burnishing covers the entire figure up to the level of the head. The head and face exhibit coarse texture. A small chip is missing from the rim of the vessel.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
CAPTION
Figure Vase of Woman Holding Dog, ca. 1479–1353 B.C.E. Clay, 7 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (19.3 x 6.3 x 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.331E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.331E_erg456.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.37.331E_erg456.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 9/6/2007
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