ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Vase

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodOld Kingdom, Dynasty 6

Date2305-2152 BCE

MediumCalcite

Credit LineGift of Mr. L. Richard Plunkett

Dimensions9 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (24.1 x 10.5 cm)

Object number2005.007.002

Label TextThe ancient Egyptians worked several calcite quarries in Middle Egypt, the most famous probably being the site of Hatnub which is located just southeast of modern Minya. Calcite is a relatively soft stone and could be easily worked with stone or metal tools.
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - August 15, 2011
Life and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 2012 - Present
Published ReferencesParke-Bernet Galleries New York, Antiquities (December 4, 1969), 13, lot 56.
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities: Including Property from the Collection of Gustave and Franyo Schindler (December 9, 2004), 125, lot 311.
MCCM Newsletter, December 2005 - February 2006.
Peter Lacovara and Jasper Gaunt, "From Pharaohs to Emperors: Egyptian, Near Eastern & Classical Antiquities at Emory," Minerva 17 (January/February 2006): 9-16.

Terms

vases

ProvenanceWith Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, December 4, 1969, lot 56. Ex private collection, New York, New York. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 9, 2004.

Status

On view

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