Lentoid Bottle ("New Year's Bottle") with the name of Padi..., the draftsman of the Divine Adoratrice, with names of others including Wahibrenebpehty

Late Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

The short neck of this "New Year's Bottle" is in the form of a papyrus or lotus column, flanked by two squatting apes that take the place of handles.The shoulder of the lentoid body is adorned front and back with the representation of a broad floral collar, actual examples of which would have been worn by Egyptians at festivals and banquets. On the band separating the two sides of the body is an inscription naming the draftsman of the Divine Adoratrice, Padi. . ., and others. Faience flasks of this type, often inscribed with good wishes and apparently filled with water from the Nile, were given as gifts at the New Year.

Lentoid Bottle ("New Year's Bottle") with the name of Padi..., the draftsman of the Divine Adoratrice, with names of others including Wahibrenebpehty, Faience

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