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| Keywords: Egyptian - Glass Vessel with Handles - Walters 4731.jpg In addition to its use in jewelry amulets inlays and architectural decoration glass was used for vessels particularly distinctively shaped perfume bottles The two most common shapes take their names from Greek pottery amphoriskoi little amphoras and krateriskoi little kraters This vessel is an example of the former with its broad shoulders rounded base and opaque white ground It is a core-formed vessel; the technology of blown glass was as of yet unknown The molten mass composed of silica and natron heated to a temperature of around 1000°-1150° C was wrapped around a clay or dung core that was later removed Decorative bands were formed by pressing threads of colored glass onto the molten surface; combing the threads with a metal tool created decorative patterns ca 1450 1350 BC New Kingdom glass cm 11 4 7 8 5 9 accession number 47 31 28178 F G Hilton Price Sale London 1897 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 3000 Years of Glass Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1982 place of origin Dra abu l Naga present-day Western Thebes Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian pottery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egypt amphoriskoi Ancient Egyptian glassware Works of the Egyptian New Kingdom | ||||
