▁in ▁its ▁collection . ▁The ▁vessels , ▁which ▁range ▁in ▁condition ▁from ▁full ▁works ▁to ▁fragments , ▁are ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Inter mediate ▁Period ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Egypt ian ▁f ai ence ▁pot tery ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁modern ▁f ai ence ) ▁was ▁made ▁from ▁fired ▁ear then ware ▁colored ▁with ▁a ▁gla ze . ▁The ▁art ▁style ▁was ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Inter mediate ▁Period ▁( c . ▁ 1 0 6 9 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 6 6 4 ▁BC ) ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁history . ▁Blue - green , ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁color ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁ear then ware , ▁was ▁achieved ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁quart z ▁and ▁cal cite ▁l ime - based ▁gla ze . ▁Egypt ian ▁pot ters ▁craft ed ▁relief ▁v ases , ▁ch al ices , ▁and ▁bow ls . ▁Many ▁items ▁dep icted ▁re eds , ▁lot uses , ▁rivers , ▁aqu atic ▁animals , ▁and ▁people , ▁likely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁gla ze ' s ▁blue - green ▁color ation ▁being ▁associated ▁with ▁water . ▁ ▁Lot iform ▁Chal ice ▁ ▁The ▁Lot iform ▁Chal ice ▁( c . ▁ 9 4 5 – 6 6 4 ▁B . C .) ▁is ▁f ai ence ▁relief ▁ch al ice . ▁Im ages ▁car ved ▁into ▁the ▁ch al ice ▁dep ict ▁fish , ▁pap yrus ▁cl umps , ▁and ▁lot us ▁blo oms . ▁The ▁vessel ' s ▁images ▁possibly ▁port ray ▁leg ends ▁surrounding