Lentoid Bottle ("New Year's Bottle")

Unknown

664–332 B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

Lentoid Bottle ("New Year's Bottle") — Unknown

Faience flasks of this type, often inscribed with good wishes and apparently filled with water from the Nile, were given as presents at the New Year. This example is missing its neck.

Artist
Unknown
Date
664–332 B.C.
Medium
Faience
Department
Egyptian Art
Credit line
Funds from various donors, 1886

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