© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Cylinder Vase

CultureEgyptian

PeriodOld Kingdom, Dynasty 6

Date2305-2152 BCE

MediumCalcite ("Egyptian alabaster")

Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund

Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (7 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm)

Object number2005.071.004

Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, 2008 - 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 Gallery, February 2012 - Present
Published ReferencesBonhams London, Antiquities (20 October 2005), 44, lot 80.

ProvenanceEx private collection, Netherlands. French art market, 2004. Purchased by MCCM from Bonhams London, October 20, 2005, lot 80.

Status

On view

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