Archeology / Museum Shop

On the occasion of the exhibition China and Egypt. Cradles of the World and in cooperation with the National Museums in Berlin and the Buchhandlung Walther König, Uli Aigner has reinterpreted two ancient vessels.

One-handle cup
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amenophis IV/Echnaton, Egypt, c. 1,351–1,334 BC
H × D: 13.5 × 12 cm / 5.3 × 4.7 in
Clay, fired

Photo © Sandra Steiß, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung

Item 2206
Cup / Egypt
H × D: 11 × 12 cm / 4.5 × 5 in
Limoges porcelain, transparent glazed

Photo © Michal Kosakowski

Hu wine vessel
Time of the Disputed Empires, China, c. 475–350 BC
H × D: 34.2 × 22.6 cm / 13.5 × 8.9 in
Bronze

Photo © Shanghai Museum

Item 2250
Bottle with lid / China
H × D: 20 × 15 cm / 8 × 6 in
Limoges porcelain, transparent glazed

Photo © Michal Kosakowski

“The concept of producing 1,000,000 vessels with my own hands also points to the capacities of our bodies and their ultimate mortality.”

—Uli Aigner

Buchhandlung Walther König, New Museum, Berlin

Photos © Michal Kosakowski

One Million—Edition Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection of Berlin

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