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Pomegranate Bottle
Egyptian

Title

Pomegranate Bottle

Artist

Unknown Artist (Egyptian)

Date

c. 1539–1292 BCE

Medium

alabaster

Dimensions

2 1/4 × 2 × 2 in. (5.7 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Classification

Vessels & Containers

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. A.F. Jonas

Object Number

1935.109

On View

On view

Provenance

Possibly from Gizeh.
Possibly with Maurice Nahman (1868–1948), dealer, Cairo [1].
With Azeez Khayat (1876–1943), dealer, New York, by 1924;
Purchased from Azeez Khayat by Dr. August Frederick Jonas (1854–1934) and Mrs. A. F. Jonas (née Jessica Maud Stebbins, 1874–1961), Omaha, Nebraska, April 22, 1924–1935;
Gift of Mrs. A. F. Jonas to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1935.

[1] Detailed sale receipt, written by Azeez Khayat for Dr. A. F. Jonas, dated April 22, 1924, Joslyn Art Museum, Donor File.

Exhibition History

None.

Published References

None.