Jug and Lid with the Head of a Bull or Calf

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This jar belongs to a set that was purchased in Luxor from Sayed Molattam in 1923. The set is unusual because of the various creatures/deities decorating each lid. These include the head of an ox (this jar), the head of the god Bes, a resting calf, and a frog.

The only parallel group was discovered in the Valley of the Kings tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu, the parents of Queen Tiye, principal wife of Amenhotep III. For this reason, the jars are tentatively dated to this king's reign.

Jug and Lid with the Head of a Bull or Calf, Limestone, paint

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