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New Kingdom
This jar of blue-painted ware has been decorated with floral patterns that are common on this type of pottery (see 11.215.465, .468, .469). A small "ankh" hieroglyph has also been painted on the side shown here.
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Title: Blue-painted Jar from Malqata
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, House A, MMA excavations, 1910–11
Medium: pottery (red), white cream slip, paint
Dimensions: H. 31.3 × Dia. 11.8 cm (12 5/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Largest Dia. 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Object Number: 11.215.464
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