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Ewer, from basin and ewer set

Old Kingdom
ca. 2465–2323 BCE
Not on view
This ewer is from a set that also included a basin (26.9.12) and would have been used for hand washing. Since all excavated examples come from tombs, it is likely that their primary purpose was for ritual purification. Two such sets can be seen in the Tomb of Perneb (13.183.3), in a relief representing the funerary meal.

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Object Information
  • Title: Ewer, from basin and ewer set
  • Period: Old Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 5 (?)
  • Date: ca. 2465–2323 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Arsenical copper, surface enriched in arsenic
  • Dimensions: H. 10.8 × W. 9.9 × D. 16.7 cm (4 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 6 9/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.9.13
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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