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title: Ptolemaic Blue Faience Bowl
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8303/ptolemaic-blue-faience-bowl/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ptolemaic Blue Faience Bowl
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8303.jpg)
## Image Caption
This blue bowl is an excellent example of [Egyptian faience](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Faience/) ware, and why it was so highly regarded in the ancient [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/). Ancient [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) artisans had been producing high-quality [faience](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Faience/) for millennia by the time this bowl was produced and it continued to be a highly regarded material for use in both Egyptian and [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) art during the [Ptolemaic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/) when this bowl was produced (c. 332-30 BCE). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, March 14). Ptolemaic Blue Faience Bowl. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Ptolemaic Blue Faience Bowl." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2018. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Ptolemaic Blue Faience Bowl." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2018, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/259249) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/259249). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 14 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.