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Small vase with handles

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This small glass vase comes from a house at El-`Amarna. This type of vessel was made by applying a series of layers of glass paste onto a mud model. To obtain the attractive four colour effect, the Egyptians fused the strips of coloured glass into the blue body while the latter was still soft; the vessel was then heated again and rolled to obtain a uniform smooth surface.

Present location

KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS

Inventory number

E.6354

Dating

18TH DYNASTY (not before); AMENHOTEP IV/AMENOPHIS IV/NEFERKHEPERURE/AKHENATEN ?; 18TH DYNASTY (not after)

Archaeological Site

EL-`AMARNA/AKHETATEN

Category

VASE

Material

GLASS

Technique

TRAILING BY POINTIL

Height

8.4 cm

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