id:			93955
accession number:	1914.541
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.541
updated:		2023-03-03 07:00:59.499000

Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos), c. 1336–1295 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC). (post-Amarna period or later). Glass; diameter: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.541

title:				Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos)
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creation date:			c. 1336–1295 BC
creation date earliest:		-1336
creation date latest:		-1295
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, New Kingdom, Late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC). (post-Amarna period or later)
technique:	glass
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - New Kingdom
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Diameter: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1916, no. 122, p. 217

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PROVENANCE

	Probably el-Mansha, near Sohag. Purchased from Mohammed Mohasseb and Son, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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This was probably the most popular type of Egyptian glass vessel. The milky white to sea green-colored fabric and monochrome decorative scheme are reminiscent of Egyptian alabaster. That the Egyptians would make an association between glass and stone is only natural, as the Egyptian name for glass was inr n(y) wdh or "the flowing stone."
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 3
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n26

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 3
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n24

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 283; Mentioned: 283-284
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