Vessel with Two Feet
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
CULTURE
Ancient Near Eastern
MEDIUM
Clay
DATES
ca. 1000â800 B.C.E.
DIMENSIONS
18 7/8 x Diam. 7 11/16 in. (48 x 19.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2015.65.28
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A tall vessel with an oval, almost bag-like body, a somewhat elongated neck with an everted rim and a pair of narrow curving handles that spring from the oblique shoulder to the neck. The lower portion of the vessel splits into two legs with well-modeled feet. Details such as ankle bones and the arch of each foot are rendered by modeled forms rather than incised lines. The overall effect is that of a wine- or waterskin rather than a ceramic vessel. It is likely that this association was intentional- as the light porous ceramic body of the vessel allows water to evaporate slowly through the sides, thus slightly cooling the remaining contents.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Ancient Near Eastern. Vessel with Two Feet, ca. 1000â800 B.C.E. Clay, 18 7/8 x Diam. 7 11/16 in. (48 x 19.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano, 2015.65.28. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2015.65.28_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2015.65.28_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022
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