Kneeling King Offering Wine

ca. 1069-715 BCE (Third Intermediate Period, 21st-22nd dynasty)

3.9 cm 9.1 cm 4.5 cm

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In ancient Egypt, it was the king's duty to present offerings to the gods. This figure of a kneeling king holds out his arms to present two small vessels. These small, round vessels were designed to hold wine, the offering presented here. This figure was once part of a larger...

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20674
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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7
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