Upper Part of a Jar in the Shape of a Female Musician

Unknown

ca. 1479–1352 B.C. · Pottery, paint · Egyptian Art

This woman’s head belonged to the upper part of a figure vase, a type of vase that became popular during the 18th Dynasty. Figure vases could represent servants and personal attendants, but the most popular type depicted kneeling women with children. Their iconography put the emphasis on private and everyday life, and it is believed that they could have served or entertained the deceased in the afterlife.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1479–1352 B.C.

Medium

Pottery, paint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020