Funnel-Shaped Lid
ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The Egyptians frequently capped their pottery vessels with hollow, funnel-shaped lids. Some Seventeenth Dynasty potters decorated these utilitarian objects with thick bands of paint, as on the example shown here. These simple designs may have served as markers to identify the vessels’ contents after they had been sealed.
Caption
Funnel-Shaped Lid, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 5/16 in. (11.8 x 11 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.461. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Funnel-Shaped Lid
Date
ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 17
Period
Second Intermediate Period
Geography
Place excavated: Esna, Egypt
Medium
Clay, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
4 5/8 x Diam. 4 5/16 in. (11.8 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
07.447.461
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