© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Cylinder Vase

AAT Object Form/Functioncylinder vases

CultureEgyptian

PeriodOld Kingdom, Dynasty 6

Date2305-2152 BCE

MediumCalcite ("Egyptian alabaster")

Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund

Dimensions1 5/16 x 4 1/2 in. (3.3 x 11.4 cm)

Object number2005.071.005

Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
Life and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011
Hall of Ancient Egypt, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, August 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesBonhams London, Antiquities (20 October 2005), 44, lot 80 (part).

ProvenanceEx private collection, United Kingdom. Purchased by MCCM from Bonhams London, October 20, 2005, lot 80 (part).

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