Vessel with Lid Incised with the Name of Amenhotep III

Collection number	ガ438-2198
Provenance	Egypt
Period	New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Date	ca. 1390-1352 B.C.
Material	Glass (plant ash)
Dimension	H. 5.4 cm
Comment	A dark blue, opaque lidded glass container produced with the core-forming technique. The mouth rim of the container has been drawn out with a tool, and the base has been formed by application of a glass rod. Although the walls of the container are relatively thin, they reveal an uneven thickness caused by the production technique. The lid was also core-formed. The inverted trapezoid shapes correspond to stoneware receptacles for perfume (ointment) favored by Egyptians at the time. As a technique, core-forming is suited to producing closed containers (such as jars), but since considerable skill was required to produce open containers (such as cups), examples similar to this container are rare. After annealing, a needle-like tool was used to inscribe the exterior of the container with "Amenhotep Hekawaset ," the enthronement name of Amenhotep Ⅲ, and "Beloved of the god (So)ker." Undecorated.
Classification	glass vessel
Keyword	Navy blue Funny,Tiny North Africa,Egypt Glass,Plant ash glass Vessel,Lid/Lidded vessel Letter,Hieroglyph,Human,Egypt,Amenhotep III