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"Tell el-Yahudiya" Vase in the Shape of a Duck

Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
ca. 1700 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Tell el-Yahudiya" Vase in the Shape of a Duck
  • Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Late Dynasty 13-early Dynasty 17
  • Date: ca. 1700 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Iuy (MMA 61), On surface near tomb, MMA excavations, 1922–23
  • Medium: Pottery, smoke blackening, white gypsum
  • Dimensions: H. 9 cm (3 9/16 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.3.40
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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