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Conical Boss from a Bowl

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 124
This cone, found among the items in the Tell Basta treasure, would have been attached at the inner center of an elaborately decorated bowl like 07.228.20.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Conical Boss from a Bowl
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Reign: Ramesses II or slightly later
  • Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Tell Basta (Bubastis), Temple of Bastet, ancient cache
  • Medium: Gold
  • Dimensions: H. 3 × Diam. 6 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.8.371
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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