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Vase with Names of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (Egypt)Unknown author
Title	Vase with Names of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye
Description	English: Royalty of the 18th Dynasty commissioned luxury goods in glazed faience and glass. Vessels bearing royal names could have been reserved for royal use or given as gifts to worthy subjects or visitors to the court. This vase contains the names of King Amenophis (Amenhotep) III and Queen Tiye. This small vase was once a part of the MacGregor collection. The vessel's shape imitates a bag or a sack. It was a popular shape during the 18th Dynasty in pottery, stone, painted wood (to imitate stone), as well as faience. The bottom of the vessel is flat allowing it to stand freely on a flat surface. The flat top of the vessel could have originally been closed by a similarly shaped flat lid, as is seen in many examples dating to the 18th Dynasty. The faience most probably incorporates cobalt mixed with copper for the rich, dark-blue color. Before the 18th Dynasty, blue was produced with copper, however, during the 18th Dynasty cobalt mixed with copper was introduced. Cobalt is not attributable to any region or site from the time of Amenophis (Amenhotep) III. The vessel shows a dark residue on the inside. Although chemical analysis has not yet been performed to determine what kind of substance the vessel contained, it is possible that it originally contained some kind of expensive cosmetic, possibly kohl, oil, or perfume.
Date	circa 1370 BC date QS:P571,-1370-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (New Kingdom of Egypt era QS:P2348,Q180568 )
Medium	Egyptian faience with dark blue glaze
Dimensions	H: 2 13/16 x Diam at base: 2 5/16 in. (7.2 x 5.8 cm); Diam at top: 4.8 cm (1.8 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	48.403
Place of creation	Attica, Greece
Object history	Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1923: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
Inscriptions	[Translation] Perfect god, Neb-maat-Re, son of Re, Amenhotep-Ruler of Thebes, may he live like Re; Royal wife, Tiye, may she live.
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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