Alabastron
Third Intermediate Period or later
This elegant faience alabastron (defined as an elongated vessel with a narrow neck) may once have held unguents or perfumes. The small lug handles on the sides are not pierced, thus are decorative rather than functional. On one side, a crocodile and ibises in front of lotus stalks are crudely incised. On the other side are bands of rosette decoration with a hieroglyphic inscription between them.
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