Basin, from basin and ewer set

Old Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 102

This basin is from a set that also included a ewer (26.9.13) and would have been used for hand washing. Since all excavated examples come from tombs, it is likely that their primary purpose was for ritual purification. Two such sets can be seen in the Tomb of Perneb (13.183.3), in a relief representing the funerary meal.

Basin, from basin and ewer set, Arsenical copper, surface enriched in arsenic

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Basin, from basin and ewer set, Arsenical copper, surface enriched in arsenic
Basin, from basin and ewer set, Arsenical copper, surface enriched in arsenic
Basin, from basin and ewer set, Arsenical copper, surface enriched in arsenic
Basin, from basin and ewer set, Arsenical copper, surface enriched in arsenic
Basin, from basin and ewer set, Arsenical copper, surface enriched in arsenic

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