Detail View: The AMICA Library: Jar
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.2000.160.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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artist unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Jar
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1600 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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0
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Creation End Date:
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0
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Materials and Techniques:
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alabaster
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Dimensions:
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H.23-1/2 x Dia.6-7/8 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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2000.160.1
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Rights:
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Context:
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Carved from Egyptian alabaster (calcite), this well-polished wine jar is of exceptional size and elegant proportions. Finely made stone vessels were one of the outstanding achievements of early Egyptian craftsmen. Working with native alabaster, they produced vases and dishes of a quality and simple elegance that were seldom surpassed. Many of these were ceremonial vessels. Placed in tombs, they contained precious substances for the afterlife. King Tut's tomb, for instance, contained over fifty elaborate alabaster jars containing treasured ungents. Ancient Egyptian murals depict jars of this shape being used to store wine and it is most likely that this elongated vase functioned as a ceremonial wine container. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.21988c.tif
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