jar-Malqata

The decorated pottery excavated by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition at Malqata, the palace city of Amenhotep III, is primarily of the type called blue-painted ware. The vessels are embellished with floral and animal motifs painted in a palette limited to blue, red, and black (see 11.215.464 and 11.215.472). A few are adorned with three-dimensional decorative elements (see 11.215.460 and 11.215.477). This pot has been painted with a scene of birds flying up from a marsh. A sim...ilar motif may also be seen on two painted ceiling fragments from the main palace (see 12.180.257 and 12.180.258).

Blue-painted Jar from Malqata
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1353 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, MMA excavations, 1910–11
Medium: pottery, slip, paint
Dimensions: H. 44 cm (17 5/16 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession Number: 11.215.462
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