id:			101384
accession number:	1920.1997
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Decorated Amphora with Ibex Head, Before 1920. Egypt, Modern pastiche. Marl clay ware; diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.1997

title:				Decorated Amphora with Ibex Head
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creation date:			Before 1920
creation date earliest:		-1391
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, Modern pastiche
technique:	marl clay ware
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Modern Forgery
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); Overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 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).

	title:		Conserving the Past for the Future
	opening date:   2001-03-04T00:00:00
	<i>Conserving the Past for the Future</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-May 6, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Egypt's Golden Age, the Art of Living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 B.C.,</em>Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (Feb. 3-May 2, 1982); Houston Museum of Natural Science, Texas (July 14-Sept. 19, 1982); The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD (Oct. 27, 1982-Jan. 2, 1983).

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from Nicolas Tano, Cairo, through Howard Carter
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A splendid example of the decorated pottery known as "palace ware," made only in Dynasty XVIII. It is painted with garlands imitating the real flowers with which vessels were draped at banquets. This vase was found in the palace of Amenhotep III at southern Thebes.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Egypt's Golden Age, the Art of Living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 B.C</em>.: Catalogue of the Exhibition. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1982.
	page number: 	Cat. no. 81
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	Kozloff, Arielle P., Betsy Morrell Bryan, Lawrence Michael Berman, and Elisabeth Delange. <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: 	Cat. No. 112
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	Berman, Lawrence Michael and Kenneth J. Bohač. C<em>atalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, OH]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 553-555, cat. no. 498
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