Water Bottle
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Caption
Water Bottle, ca. 1539–1425 B.C.E.. Clay, 8 7/8 x Diam. 5 in. (22.5 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.580.134. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Water Bottle
Date
ca. 1539–1425 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Clay
Classification
Dimensions
8 7/8 x Diam. 5 in. (22.5 x 12.7 cm)
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
Accession Number
16.580.134
Frequent Art Questions
Are all 3 of these bottles slipped? Only the one on the right says so but they have similar textures.
The texture you see was produced by burnishing, or rubbing the surface of the vessel after the clay had dried. You're right, only the bottle on the right of your photo has a slip applied; the slip would have been applied before the burnishing process.
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