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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Model Vessel
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Model Vessel

Place FoundEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodOld Kingdom
Date2543-2120 BCE
MediumPottery
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions2 5/8 x 7/8 in. (6.7 x 2.2 cm)
Object number1921.038
Label TextDuring the Old Kingdom, miniature replicas of full-size offerings were often placed in the tomb, either in the burial chamber or in the chapel. These inexpensive substitues were thought to magically transform into their full-size counterparts in the next world.
Exhibition HistoryLife and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011
Published ReferencesPeter Lacovara and Betsy Teasley Trope, The Realm of Osiris (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2001), 26.

ProvenanceAcquired for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art