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Painted Vessel

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Clay, slip
DATES late 3rd millennium B.C.E.
DIMENSIONS height: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm) diameter: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)  (show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER 2015.65.13
CREDIT LINE Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION A small, almost spherical vessel with a round mouth and an everted rim. Painted bands of varying width define the neck and rim, and a second set of painted lines flanking an irregular wavy band marks the transition from shoulder to belly. The shoulder zone contains two spread-wing eagles 1 turning left separated by a vertical line of dotted circles. The birds' bodies have horizontal stripes and the interior of the wings is filled with relatively fine crosshatching.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Painted Vessel, late 3rd millennium B.C.E. Clay, slip, height: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano, 2015.65.13. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2015.65.13_view01_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 2015.65.13_view01_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022
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 <em>Painted Vessel</em>, late 3rd millennium B.C.E. Clay, slip, height: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano, 2015.65.13. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2015.65.13_view01_PS11.jpg)