id:			94496
accession number:	1914.814
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.814
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:08.299000

Dish in the Form of a Shell, 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Travertine; overall: 2.4 x 9.1 cm (15/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.814

title:				Dish in the Form of a Shell
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creation date:			1540–1296 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1540
creation date latest:		-1296
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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: Overall: 2.4 x 9.1 cm (15/16 x 3 9/16 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. 69, p. 211; 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

	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. 270; Mentioned: p. 270
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