Neck Amphora with Tendril Decoration

Description Provenance Credit

Description Relief decoration of lattice and scrolls, with a darker blue glaze. At base of handles, human faces. On lip, circles and points with background of darker blue.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1912, [mode of acquistion unknown] [as excavated in Baliana]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

1st-2nd century CE (Roman Imperial)

Medium

Egyptian faience with blue glaze
(Ceramics)

Accession Number

48.473

Measurements

H: 6 1/2 × Diam at mouth: 6 3/8 × Diam of body: 6 1/16 in. (16.5 × 16.2 × 15.4 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View