Drinking Cup

Unknown

ca. 1900–1550 B.C. · Black incised ware with white filling. · Egyptian Art

This handmade cup was smoothed inside with the fingers, and the outer surface burnished with a smooth pebble. The rim decoration consists of two rings of impressed triangles filled with white pigment, creating a pattern of raised black lozenges. Below, a series of triangles and lozenges are filled with short hatched lines that are enhanced with white pigment.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1900–1550 B.C.

Medium

Black incised ware with white filling.

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1913