Mit Rahina Ware Vessel
-200–-100
- Medium
- polychrome faience
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Overall: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
- Genre
- Vessel
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
About
With its eggshell-thin walls and low-relief decoration, this vessel is one of the very finest examples of Mit Rahina ware. The decoration is a system of friezes incorporating non-Egyptian motifs; the griffins and rosettes are Persian, while the egg-and-dart edge pattern is Greek. Contrasting hues and traces of gold hint at an original appearance that must have been stunning.