Pair of Bottles with Egyptian Sand
maker
Unknown
Date1875
Place MadeEgypt, Middle East
MediumEngraved glass, sand, cork
Dimensions19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC11s15.1-2
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentarySand collected in these bottles reminded Isabella Stewart Gardner of a profoundly moving experience in Egypt. Between 1874 and 1875, she travelled by boat along the Nile and recorded events from the trip in her travel journal. She describes lying alone in the sand near the Pyramids at Gizeh, where “the solemnity and mystery took possession and my heart went out to the Sphinx.”
Id722797
Last Updated8/14/24
EmbARK ObjectID15125
Source ID3736
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