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Lotus Bowl
3rd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
This bowl is decorated with a raised design underneath the glaze. Bowls of this lotus design were exported from Egypt all over the eastern Mediterranean, especially to the Aegean islands and Anatolia (Asia Minor).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Reverend William MacGregor Colection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 241; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/27/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/25/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; repaired |
| 11/7/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; inpainted |
| 2/1/1989 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 11/19/1993 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 8/24/2011 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
3 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (9.5 x 13.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.366