Collection
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Pot

Canaanite

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Some vessels of this type were brought to Egypt by Asiatic settlers who established residence in the Nile Delta during the late Middle Kingdom. Others may have belonged to the Hyksos, Asiatics who ruled much of Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.

Caption

Canaanite. Pot, ca. 1750–1550 B.C.E.. Clay, 1 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (3.8 x 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Harvey A. Herbert, 1992.104.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Canaanite

Title

Pot

Date

ca. 1750–1550 B.C.E.

Period

Middle Bronze IIB-Middle Bronze IIC Period

Geography

Place made: Israel

Medium

Clay

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (3.8 x 13.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Harvey A. Herbert

Accession Number

1992.104.1

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Artists and makers

Canaanite

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