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Late Period
The cylindrical neck of this "New Year's Bottle" is flanked by two ibex heads that take the place of handles; the mouth is broken away. The shoulder of the lentoid body is adorned with the representation of a floral garland. 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.
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Title: Lentoid Bottle ("New Year's Bottle")
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Date: 664–525 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in)
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.2263
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