English: A daisy decorates the interior of a tazza, or footed dish. A point on the bottom of the saucer fits into a corresponding depression in the stand, securing the two together. Patterns cut into the still moist composition were filled with a different colored paste to create the inlay.
E. A. Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of aquisition unknown]
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibition history
Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom (1558-1085 B.C.). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston; Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1982-1983. Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. 1992-1993. Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egypian Faience. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. 1998-1999.
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