Collection
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Vessel in the Form of a Kneeling Woman

ca. 1479–1352 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Vessel in the Form of a Kneeling Woman, ca. 1479–1352 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 3 13/16 x 2 in. (9.7 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 49.53. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Vessel in the Form of a Kneeling Woman

Date

ca. 1479–1352 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Steatite, glaze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

3 13/16 x 2 in. (9.7 x 5.1 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

49.53

Frequent Art Questions

  • There's a figurine made from "glazed steatite" and a jewelry spacer made from glazed faience, from about 1000 BC, and they're this gorgeous blue or green. Is that how they were found or somehow worked on to get back that color?

    I'm sure they've been cleaned, but other than that faience, especially, holds color VERY well. That's part of the reason the ancient Egyptians used it so much.
    Steatite is a type of stone that can also be glazed in a similar way. The glazes are glass-based which has a lot to do with how they've remained so stable.

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