Tureen with Cover and Stand (Tray)
Decorative Arts and Design
Rows of green-glazed rectangles like these examples tiled the walls of rooms beneath King Djoser's Step Pyramid and another nearby building that was part of his funerary complex. The tiles imitated the hangings of reeds lashed together by horizontal cords that decorated palace walls.
MEDIUM
Cream ware
DATES
ca. 1845
DIMENSIONS
tray: 14 1/2 x 26 13/16 in. (36.8 x 68.1 cm)
Tureen with cover: 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (24.1 x 26.7 cm)
MARKINGS
Tureen "122/x"
Cover "y"
Stand with small arrow over a dot and "227"
SIGNATURE
no signatures
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriiptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
73.82a-c
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Frederick Lohman, Jr.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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