Fragment of Bowl

Fragment of Bowl

The maiden represented on this fragment wears a lotus flower, an unguent cone, and an elaborate wig on her head. She carries a pole from which hang a bunch of lotus flowers and a brace of ducks. When complete, the scene probably showed her on a papyrus skiff. Such details frequently appear in New Kingdom tomb paintings of duck hunts in the Nile marshes.

• Medium: Faience
• Place Made: Egypt
• Dates: ca. 1336-1295 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: end of XVIII Dynasty
• Period: New Kingdom
• Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (8.3 x 4.8 cm)  (show scale)
  
• Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor