Vial

Unknown

5th Century A.D. or later · Leaded tin · Egyptian Art

This small vial takes the shape of an ovoid amphora with a tall neck and thin handles. The relief decoration includes geometric forms, such as the zig-zags and vertical lines around the neck and the gridded hanging triangles on the shoulders; the body is adorned with vertical forms that may represent trees. Clearly post-Ramesside, this vessel finds parallels both in the Byzantine world and with later Islamic vessels from the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th Century A.D. or later

Medium

Leaded tin

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1907