Two-handled Jar
This two-handled vase is made out of turquoise blue faience. It is decorated with plain nelumbo leaves, shown on the body of the vessel emerging from a diamond pattern, and large stylized nelumbo leaves adorn the shoulder. Floral motifs are typical of faience vessels produced in Egypt during the Greco-Roman Period and belong to the pharaonic decorative repertoire.
This vase looks like a smaller version of a Greek column krater and although it is not clear if it was used as a mixing vessel, its form probably derives from the Greek type, combining it with Egyptian decoration and material.
This vase looks like a smaller version of a Greek column krater and although it is not clear if it was used as a mixing vessel, its form probably derives from the Greek type, combining it with Egyptian decoration and material.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two-handled Jar
- Period: Roman Period
- Date: ca. 1st–2nd century A.D
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 18.4 × Diam. (rim) 17.4 × W. 20.2 cm (7 1/4 × 6 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.41.171
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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