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<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_SL1.jpg)
Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_SL1.jpg)
<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_SL1.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_SL1.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_SL4.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_SL4.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_wwg7.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_wwg7.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_view1.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_view1.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_view2.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_view2.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_view3.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.340E_view3.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.340E_NegID_37.340EGRPB_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.340E_NegID_37.340EGRPB_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.340E_37.341E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.340E_37.341E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.341E_37.316E_33.683_37.340E_NegID_37.340EGRPB_print_bw.jpg)

Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.341E_37.316E_33.683_37.340E_NegID_37.340EGRPB_print_bw.jpg)

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Vase with Three Handles

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Unlike faience, glass was a foreign import to Egypt, having arrived from western Asia shortly before 1500 B.C.E. The first Egyptian glassmakers relied on molds, limiting production to small objects such as beads and amulets. Later craftsmen perfected techniques that allowed for large, complex pieces.

Some of the finest works of New Kingdom glass were made during the reign of Akhenaten, perhaps under the inspiration of Asiatic glassmakers living in Egypt. Vessels such as this example were decorated with glass threads; using a thin stick before the vessel had dried, the artisan created ornate, rippled designs.
MEDIUM Glass
  • Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY late Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.340E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small glass jar with broad foot, three upturned handles, tall neck, and wide flat rim. The body and neck are decorated with yellow and white dragged patterns. On the neck the pattern is a zigzag; on the body a festoon pattern. The outer edge of the rim is yellow; the remainder of the vessel is a dark blue. Condition: Large chip out of rim; two pieces glued back onto rim.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Vase with Three Handles, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_SL1.jpg)
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    <em>Vase with Three Handles</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Glass, 3 1/2 × Diam. 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.340E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.340E_SL1.jpg)

    TAGS

    Asiatic Style
    blue
    ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
    ceramic
    container
    Decorated
    Drag pattern
    Dynasty 18
    Dynasty XVIII
    Egyptian
    Eighteenth Dynasty
    Elizabeth Riefstahl
    Festoon pattern
    Glass
    Glass Jar
    Krateriskos
    Late 18th Dynasty
    Multicolored
    New Kingdom
    New York Historic Society Collection
    New York Historical Society Collection
    red
    Ripples
    Saqqara
    Saqqara,Egypt
    striped
    vase
    vase with three handles
    vessel
    waves
    White
    Yellow

    TAGS

    Asiatic Style
    blue
    ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
    ceramic
    container
    Decorated
    Drag pattern
    Dynasty 18
    Dynasty XVIII
    Egyptian
    Eighteenth Dynasty
    Elizabeth Riefstahl
    Festoon pattern
    Glass
    Glass Jar
    Krateriskos
    Late 18th Dynasty
    Multicolored
    New Kingdom
    New York Historic Society Collection
    New York Historical Society Collection
    red
    Ripples
    Saqqara
    Saqqara,Egypt
    striped
    vase
    vase with three handles
    vessel
    waves
    White
    Yellow

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