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Source Description
Lotus chalices such as this one were probably used in both rituals and daily life. The vessel's shape imitates the blue lotus flower, which was a type of water lily.
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Document identity
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30969
label
Lotus Chalice
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object
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30969
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object
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normalized
title
Lotus Chalice
description
Lotus chalices such as this one were probably used in both rituals and daily life. The vessel's shape imitates the blue lotus flower, which was a type of water lily.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th-11th century BCE (New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
chalices
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14
height
4.6
dimensionsRaw
at bottom: 5 1/2 x 1 13/16 in. (14 x 4.6 cm) (h. x diam.); top: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
19th-21st Dynasty
med
molded Egyptian faience with light blue glaze
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6182
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EGY
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none
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