id:			94068
accession number:	1914.620
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.620
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:06.072000

Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg, c. 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. 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 BCE
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 (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18
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

* {'description': 'CMA 1916, no. 54, p. 210, pl. 339; CMA/Fort Worth/Paris 1992-93, no. 113 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)', 'opening_date': '1916-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Bohac, Ken. "When is a Stone Just a Stone: Two New Kingdom Vessels in the Cleveland Museum of Art," <em>Cleveland Studies in the History of Art</em>, Vol. 2, 1997. pp. 6-15, figs. 5a-b.
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	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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