Fragment of a krateriskos
Fragment of a krateriskos

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Fragment of a krateriskos

Egyptian
New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
y1939-88 b

Information

Title
Fragment of a krateriskos
Medium
Opaque dark blue, white, yellow, and turquoise glass
Dimensions
pres. 4.9 x 4.2 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1939-88 b
Place Made

Egypt

Place Collected

Egypt, Cairo

Description
Slightly everted rim, wide cylindrical neck. Dark blue body with white, turquoise, and yellow threads wound spirally and dragged up and down to form a feather pattern. Body bears faint vertical ribbing.
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Eighteenth Dynasty
Type
vessels (containers), fragments, glass
Materials
core-formed glass
Techniques
core-forming
Subject
stripes

Purchased by the Museum through G.R. Davidson, in Cairo

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