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Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata

Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata. Dimensions: H. 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in); diam. 21 cm (8 1/4 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep III. Date: ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. This remarkable vase was found during the Museum's excavations of the palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata in western Thebes. The head of the ibex had broken off, but was found nearby. Like much of the pottery at Malqata, this amphora was made of a red clay covered with a cream colored slip and decorated with blue, red, and black paint. For more blue-painted ware from this site, see 11.215.461-.469, .471-.473, .477, .489.
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Title:
Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata
Caption:
Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata. Dimensions: H. 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in); diam. 21 cm (8 1/4 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep III. Date: ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. This remarkable vase was found during the Museum's excavations of the palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata in western Thebes. The head of the ibex had broken off, but was found nearby. Like much of the pottery at Malqata, this amphora was made of a red clay covered with a cream colored slip and decorated with blue, red, and black paint. For more blue-painted ware from this site, see 11.215.461-.469, .471-.473, .477, .489.
Technique/material:
pottery, white cream slip, paint
Period:
NEW KINGDOM
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2581 x 4035 px | 29.8 MB
Print size:
21.9 x 34.2 cm | 8.6 x 13.4 in (300 dpi)
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