#faience
Hippopotamus, Egyptian, 1783–1640 BC,Saint Louis Art Museum: Ancient Art
“Small sculptures of hippos such as this one were placed in tombs in ancient Egypt as reminders of the Egyptians’ love of hunting. Each of the sculpted hippo’s legs was ritually broken in order to render it harmless in the afterlife. In ancient Egypt herds of hippos were a constant threat to farmers’ fields. The first pharaohs hunted hippos in the marshes and eventually drove them far south into Upper Egypt. Hippos became associated with chaos, and the hunt for hippos became a metaphor for how the pharaohs of ancient Egypt could conquer evil.”
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Il y a 3 ans, j'ai découvert la céramique au CELO (Centre communautaire Côte-des-Neiges - Montréal), d'abord en cours avec Hélène, ma professeure, puis en atelier libre. Sur ces 3 ans, voici les 10 travaux que je préfère. Pour en voir un peu plus, c’est sur cette page.
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Three years ago, I discovered ceramics at the CELO (Côte-des-Neiges Community Center - Montreal), first in class with Hélène, my teacher, then in a free workshop. Over these 3 years, here are the 10 works that I prefer. If you want to see more of them, it’s in this page.
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Statuette of Tiye
Dynasty 18
1390-1352 B.C.
Wood and Faience, Carnelian, Glass and Gold Beads
From Fayum
Tiye (also known as Tiy, 1398-1338 BCE) was a queen of Egypt of the 18th dynasty, wife of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of Akhenaten, and grandmother of both Tutankhamun and Ankhsenamun. She exerted an enormous influence at the courts of both her husband and son and is known to have communicated directly with rulers of foreign nations. The Amarna letters also show that she was highly regarded by these rulers, especially during the reign of her son. Although she believed in the traditional polytheistic religion of Egypt, she supported Akhenaten’s monotheistic reforms, most likely because she recognized them as important political stratagems to increase the power of the throne at the expense of the priesthood of Amun. She died in her early sixties and was buried in the Valley of the Kings. Her mummy has positively been identified as that known as the ‘Elder Lady’, and a lock of her hair, possibly a keepsake of the young king’s, was found in Tutankhamun’s tomb.
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Egyptian amethyst and faience necklace featuring a feldspar scarab at the center c. 2nd to 1st millennia BCE. Modern stringing. From Bonhams.
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~ Alabastron.
Place of origin: East Greece
Date: ca. 580 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Cat with Kitten, Ancient Egypt, 1069–664 BCE
Provenance: ? - donated by J. Lionberger Davis
height: 1 1/8 in. (2.85 cm)
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