Storage Jar
Date: Dynasty 18, about 1364-1353 BCE
Dimensions:
H: 21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm)
Medium: Earthenware with slip decoration
Place of Origin: Egypt, excavated at Tel el Amarna
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Society
Object number: 1925.681
Label Text:Blue painted pottery was invented in the middle of Dynasty 18 and made for only a few generations. To decorate these jars—designed to be set in stands—artisans used pigments made from powdered blue glass. The color was perfect for painting the petals of the blue lotus, symbol of rebirth. Tomb paintings show similar jars draped with garlands of lotuses.
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