Ostentatious and Ordinary: EAC Object Stories
Lauren E. Mohan
Marsh Bowl Fragment
Metadata
Creator
Once known Egyptian creator
Date
c. 1479-1458 BCE or 1479-1425 BCE
Culture
Egypt, New Kingdom
Medium
Turquoise faience
Credit Line
Gift of John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Description
Turquoise faience marsh bowl fragment decorated with black line work of lotus flowers. The edges are fragmented, suggesting it was once part of a larger piece. There is an accession number written in red on one of the raw edges of the fragment.
Fun Fact
Ancient Egyptians made faience out of crushed quartz, not clay. This material was mixed with copper to produce its blue-green pigment.
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