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A translucent, off-white travertine vessel lid is a flat, circular disc with slightly irregular edges. Natural, pale beige bands stretch horizontally across its smooth surface, which is scattered with subtle dark specks and light discolorations. The stone's color transitions from a clear center to a creamier perimeter, with white striations cutting across the bottom half of the disc.

Long-Necked Flask with Lid (Lid)

1401–1353 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom

(1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE)–reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)
travertine
Diameter of lid: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.619.b
Location: Not on view
  • Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Kozloff, Arielle P. Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his world. Cleveland : Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992. Reproduced: cat. 113, p. 412
    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. 268; Mentioned: p. 268
  • Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. 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).
    Untitled Exhibition. Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 13-November 9, 1973).
    CMA 1916, no. 52, p. 210, pl. 339; CMA/Fort Worth/Paris 1992-93, no. 113 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)
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