id:			94068
accession number:	1914.620
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.620
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:00.236000

Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg, c. 1540–1296 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1540-1296 BC. Travertine; diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.620

title:				Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg
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creation date:			c. 1540–1296 BC
creation date earliest:		-1540
creation date latest:		-1296
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1540-1296 BC
technique:	travertine
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - New Kingdom
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World
	opening date:   1992-07-01T04:00:00
	<i>Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 1-September 27, 1992); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (October 24, 1992-January 31, 1993); Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 2-May 31, 1993).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1916, no. 54, p. 210, pl. 339; CMA/Fort Worth/Paris 1992-93, no. 113 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment. Here the fanciful form is an ostrich egg.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Kozloff, Arielle P. <em>Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his world.</em> Cleveland : Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. 113, p. 412
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	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. 269; Mentioned: p. 269
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