Fragment from a lotiform chalice; see 26.7.975a, b

Third Intermediate Period–Kushite
ca. 1070–664 B.C.
Not on view
This fragment from a lotiform chalice (26.7.975a, b) depicts a naked child seated on one end of a reed skiff in the marshes. Inside the boat is a recumbent animal.

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  • Title: Fragment from a lotiform chalice; see 26.7.975a, b
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period–Kushite
  • Date: ca. 1070–664 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Faience
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.163.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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