Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Cylindrical Vessel or Stand for Offering Table
Description
Object Label: This object may have been a container but was more probably used as a stand for a disk-shaped stone offering table. Egyptian alabaster, a form of calcite, is related to limestone. Egyptians appreciated the beauty of alabaster, but they rarely used it for sculpture because of its color variations. Caption: Cylindrical Vessel or Stand for Offering Table, ca. 2675–2170 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 4 3/4 x Diam. 5 3/4 in. (12.1 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.28. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 07.447.28 tier-2
- BKM-Object 122622 tier-2
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