The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 1, 2023

Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos)

c. 1336–1295 BC

Egypt, New Kingdom, Late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC).

(post-Amarna period or later)

Glass

Diameter: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.541

Location

107 Egyptian

Description

This was probably the most popular type of Egyptian glass vessel. The milky white to sea green-colored fabric and monochrome decorative scheme are reminiscent of Egyptian alabaster. That the Egyptians would make an association between glass and stone is only natural, as the Egyptian name for glass was inr n(y) wdh or "the flowing stone."

Provenance
Probably el-Mansha, near Sohag. Purchased from Mohammed Mohasseb and Son, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 3 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 3 archive.org
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 283; Mentioned: 283-284
Exhibition history

CMA 1916, no. 122, p. 217

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.541