Tazza

Medium: Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Dates:ca. 1479–1390 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 2 3/16 x 4 3/8 in. (5.5 x 11.1 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 09.889.82

Image: CUR.09.889.82_NegL1011_19_print_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Tazza, with straight gently flaring sides between pronounced horizontal ridges. Nearly flat bottom. Rather low foot with straight beveled sides and a shallow circular indentation in center of base. Translucent impure alabaster. Condition: Three fragments broken out from rim and mended with cement. Slight flaws in stone.

Brooklyn Museum