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© Bruce M. White, 2012.
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Alabastron Inscribed for Artaxerxes I

AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functionalabastra
Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period, Dynasty 27, Reign of Artaxerxes I
Date465-424 BCE
MediumCalcite alabaster
Credit LineGift of Anne Cox Chambers
Dimensions11 1/2 x 8 in. (29.2 x 20.3 cm)
Object number2009.006.001
Exhibition HistoryRecent Gifts of Anne Cox Chambers, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 13 - 31, 2009
Recent Acquisitions, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 31 - September 10, 2009
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, April 18, 2013 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesRupert Wace Ancient Art (2009), number 10.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2009.
ProvenanceEx private collection, Switzerland, from 1960s - 1970s. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art