Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This jar is representative of a genre that was produced for about a century during the New Kingdom (ca. 1450-1350 B.C.). Their imagery and capacity suggests that they were made to hold the milk of a nursing mother. Although they may have been used in everyday life, they were also placed in tombs, where their contents, real or symbolic, were meant to aid in the deceased's daily rebirth.
For another example in the collection, see 26.2.30.

Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre, Pottery, paint

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Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre, Pottery, paint
Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre, Pottery, paint
Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre, Pottery, paint
Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre, Pottery, paint

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