COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1920.2008
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CMA_.1920.2008
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Egypt
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Egypt
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada I-IIa period, 4500-3000 BC
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Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada I-IIa period, 4500-3000 BC
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
White Cross-Lined Bowl
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White Cross-Lined Bowl
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
4500-4000 B.C.E.
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4500-4000 B.C.E.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-4500
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-4500
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-4000
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-4000
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Nile silt
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Nile silt
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Vessels
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Vessels
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Vessels
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Vessels
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Diameter: 18.1cm, Diameter of mouth: 13.7cm, Overall: 6.7cm
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Diameter: 18.1cm, Diameter of mouth: 13.7cm, Overall: 6.7cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1920.2008
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1920.2008
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This pottery vessel is the oldest object in the Egyptian galleries. The abstract decoration features the sun on the side and a turtle underneath. The turtle was considered the enemy of the sun god because it preferred the murky river bottom to the sunlight
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This pottery vessel is the oldest object in the Egyptian galleries. The abstract decoration features the sun on the side and a turtle underneath. The turtle was considered the enemy of the sun god because it preferred the murky river bottom to the sunlight
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1920.2008.tif
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CMA_.1920.2008.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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