Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Related to article, "Left From Era of Pharaohs: Gold-crusted Glass Vase of Ancient Egypt Shown," Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 1935 A woman, Geneva Shimp, poses with an ancient Egyptian glass vase. She wears a dark, satiny dress with light-colored earrings and a bracelet. The short, squat vessel has a wide body and wide-lipped opening. There is some corrosion on the bottom base, the handle, and the opening. The vase was actually a perfume phial from the time period of the Twelfth Dynasty, during the reign of the pharaoh, Amenhe. This was part of an exhibit at the Los Angeles Museum, now the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, which showcased other similar ancient vessels from Egypt and a related lecture series. The museum is located at 900 Exposition Boulevard. Handwritten on nitrate negative: Geneva Shimp, 10-10-35 Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2597-- Geneva Shimp, 4000 yr old vase, 10-10-35 [stamped:] OCT 24 1935 Text from newspaper caption: Fashioned of 4000-year-old glass, this vase with its curious snake handle is one of fifty on display at the Los Angeles Museum. Geneva Shimp is holding the rare vessel.
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9089 ark:/21198/zz002dh38c
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Vases--Egyptian--California--Los Angeles Glassware, Ancient--California--Los Angeles Containers--Egyptian--California--Los Angeles Shimp, Geneva Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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