Lentoid Bottle ("New Year's Bottle")

Late Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

The 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 garland, echoing the broad collars which would have been worn by Egyptians at festivals and banquets. There is a band of inscription on the side. 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"), Faience

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