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Blue-Painted Jar

1353–1337 BCE

Egypt, Amarna, house T.36.54. Excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society, 1930, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten

(1351–1334 BCE)
Medium
Nile silt ware
Measurements
Diameter of mouth: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.); Overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society 1932.33
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A Nile silt ware vessel takes a rounded shape, tapering to a narrow base and widening to a flared rim. Muted orange clay is layered with horizontal bands of light blue and dark lines. Two blue bands frame rows of upward-pointing orange triangles. The matte surface, grainy with small pits and wear, catches light along its textured rim. These geometric patterns contrast with the vessel's raw, unpainted clay base.

Blue-Painted Jar

1353–1337 BCE

Egypt, Amarna, house T.36.54. Excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society, 1930, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (1351–1334 BCE)

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