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Upper Part of a Jar in the Shape of a Female Musician

New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1396 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
This woman’s head belonged to the upper part of a figure vase, a type of vase that became popular during the 18th Dynasty. Figure vases could represent servants and personal attendants, but the most popular type depicted kneeling women with children. Their iconography put the emphasis on private and everyday life, and it is believed that they could have served or entertained the deceased in the afterlife.

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Object Information
  • Title: Upper Part of a Jar in the Shape of a Female Musician
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose III–Amenhotep III
  • Date: ca. 1479–1396 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Pottery, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 11 × W. 7.3 × D. 6.5 cm (4 5/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
  • Object Number: 2021.41.134
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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