New Year's Flask

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

New Year's Flask

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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664 BCE–525 BCE

Medium

Faience

Inscriptions

“May (the god) Ptah open a good year for its (the flask’s) lord.” “May (the goddess) Sekhmet open a good year for its (the flask’s) lord.”

Dimensions

16.2 × 12.7 cm (6 3/8 × 5 in.); Diam.: 12.7 cm (5 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1894.776

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