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Vase in the Shape of a Duck

Title	Vase in the Shape of a Duck
Publication Date:	3rd-2nd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
Publication Place	- The Walters Art Museum
Subject	Culture: Egyptian \| more \| less
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Dimensions: H: 3 3/8 x L: 7 1/16 x D: 3 1/8 in. (8.5 x 18 x 7.95 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	48.421
Record ID	walters-5166
Library Location	The Walters Art Museum
Date	3rd-2nd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
Notes	Egyptian faience is a composite material composed of ground quartz and natron (sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate). Most faience is glazed in a vivid blue or green color; the polychrome faience seen here is much more complicated to produce. During the 26th Dynasty, the Greeks established merchant colonies in Egypt. Faience workshops in these towns produced goods for the local population, as well as products in an Egyptian style for export. The duck was mold-made together with the remains of its ring handle on the bird's left side. The surface of the body displays a raised dot pattern, while the end of the wings have a feather pattern. The form may have been inspired by the red-figure duck vases of Etruria and south Italy. The duck is depicted with such detailed naturalism that the underside even has delicately modeled webbed feet.For the latest information about this object, vases, visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: Hellenistic \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	EGY, GRC \| Ancient Art
Malzeme	faience, mold made; polychrome glaze

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Vase in the Shape of a Duck

Publication Date 3rd-2nd century BCE (Ptolemaic)

Publication Place - The Walters Art Museum

Subject Culture: Egyptian | more | less

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Dimensions: H: 3 3/8 x L: 7 1/16 x D: 3 1/8 in. (8.5 x 18 x 7.95 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID 48.421

Record ID walters-5166

Library Location The Walters Art Museum

Date 3rd-2nd century BCE (Ptolemaic)

Notes Egyptian faience is a composite material composed of ground quartz and natron (sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate). Most faience is glazed in a vivid blue or green color; the polychrome faience seen here is much more complicated to produce. During the 26th Dynasty, the Greeks established merchant colonies in Egypt. Faience workshops in these towns produced goods for the local population, as well as products in an Egyptian style for export. The duck was mold-made together with the remains of its ring handle on the bird's left side. The surface of the body displays a raised dot pattern, while the end of the wings have a feather pattern. The form may have been inspired by the red-figure duck vases of Etruria and south Italy. The duck is depicted with such detailed naturalism that the underside even has delicately modeled webbed feet.For the latest information about this object, vases, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: Hellenistic | more | less

Parçası Olduğu EGY, GRC | Ancient Art

Malzeme faience, mold made; polychrome glaze