Wine Vessel with Spotted Antelope
The Antelope Painter; Nubian
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The Meroitic Period in Nubia (circa 270 b.c.e.–c.e. 350) witnessed great and varied achievements in the art of painted pottery. This pot, decorated with a running antelope and vine leaves, is one of a small number of vessels attributed to an artist known as the Antelope Painter.
Caption
The Antelope Painter; Nubian. Wine Vessel with Spotted Antelope, 2nd–3rd century C.E.. Clay, slip, 10 13/16 x 16 3/4 in. (27.5 x 42.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 71.84. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Artist
Culture
Title
Wine Vessel with Spotted Antelope
Date
2nd–3rd century C.E.
Period
Meroitic Period
Geography
Possible place collected: Elephantine, Egypt, Possible place collected: Karanog, Sudan (ancient Nubia)
Medium
Clay, slip
Classification
Dimensions
10 13/16 x 16 3/4 in. (27.5 x 42.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
71.84
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