Egyptian - "Malqata Kateriskos" Vessel - Walters 4732 - Profile
Although the manufacture of faience can be traced back to the predynastic period (the fourth millennium BCE), the production of true glass did not emerge in Egypt until the early 18th Dynasty, around 1500 BC. R... More
Egyptian - "Malqata Kateriskos" Vessel - Walters 4732
Although the manufacture of faience can be traced back to the predynastic period (the fourth millennium BCE), the production of true glass did not emerge in Egypt until the early 18th Dynasty, around 1500 BCE. ... More
Egyptian - Palm Column Kohl Tube - Walters 4741
The Egyptian learned from their Near Eastern neighbors how to make glass. At first they imported the raw material and processed it in Egypt, but soon they learned how to produce it by themselves. This core-for... More
Egyptian - Palm Column Kohl Tube - Walters 4742
During the New Kingdom, kohl, a dark, cosmetic eye paint, was often stored in small, slender vessels. The shape of these flasks resembles a palm column, a shape derived from architecture.