Small vase with handles
KMKG - MRAH
Inv.no. E.6354
Dating: NEW KINGDOM 1550-1069
Site: EL-`AMARNA/AKHETATEN
Category: VASE
Materials: GLASS
Technique: TRAILING BY POINTIL

Height: 8.4 cm

Small vase with handles
This small glass vase comes from a house at El-`Amarna. This type of vessel was made by applying a series of layers of glass paste onto a mud model. To obtain the attractive four colour effect, the Egyptians fused the strips of coloured glass into the blue body while the latter was still soft; the vessel was then heated again and rolled to obtain a uniform smooth surface.