martes, 27 de septiembre de 2016

Vessel with a face

Vessel with a face
The manufacture of stone vessels was a major activity during the Predynastic and Protodynastic Periods. The first stage was to rough out from a block of stone the approximate shape of the intended vessel. The interior was then bored out with the aid of a flint drill, and the exterior was carefully smoothed and polished. The Brussels vessel is distinctive by having two eyes and a nose, representing a human face, and by a conical foot. Examples of this type are rare and all come from tombs. As well as the practical purpose of containing provisions, these vessels also had the function of protecting the deceased in the Hereafter.
Present location KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS
Inventory number E.2326
Dating NAQADA I
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category VASE
Material BASALT
Technique HEWN; POLISHED; UNSPECIFIED STONE-TECHNIQUE; INLAY
Height 31.7 cm
Width 10.9 cm
Bibliography•F. Lefebvre et B. Van Rinsveld, L'Égypte. Des Pharaons aux Coptes, Bruxelles 1990, 16
•S. Hendrickx, Prehistorische en vroegdynastische oudheden uit Egypte - Antiquités préhistoriques et protodynastiques d'Égypte, Bruxelles 1994, 24-25
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domingo, 25 de septiembre de 2016

Relief of a walking lion

Relief of a walking lion


This high relief features a lion, striding to the right. The piece is framed at the top and both sides with a small border and at the bottom with a broad ledge. Only the head and right front paw are executed in some detail; the body is rendered quite superficially. The relief may have been left unfinished. Probably, the lion represents the god Miysis, corroborated by the provenance (Tell el-Moqdam/Leontopolis).
The relief is either a sculptor's model or a votive offering.

Present location

ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM

Inventory number

APM 7792

Dating

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD

Archaeological Site

TELL EL-MUQDAM

Category

RELIEF

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

HIGH RELIEF

Height

15.5 cm

Width

25 cm

Depth

2.7 cm

Bibliography

  • G.A.S. Snijder (ed.), Algemeene gids Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, 1956 (tweede druk), 9 (nr. 40)
  • R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer (ed.), Egypte, eender en anders (tentoonstellingscatalogus), 1984, 30 (nr. 34)
  • W.M. van Haarlem (ed.), CAA Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, Fasc. III, 1995, 60-61
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