Two-Handled Amphora

Two-Handled Amphora

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This amphora-shaped vase is made out of Egyptian faience, a ceramic-like material often characterized by a bright turquoise blue glaze, like the example here. Of a minimalist design, with no decoration, its main features are its high size and handles terminating in ivy leaves, showcasing the quality of Egyptian craftmanship during the Roman Period.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.