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Decorated Jug with Feline-Head Handle naming Atumemtaneb

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1290–1224 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 124
Wine services do not seem to have a long history in Egypt, but appear to have been introduced in the New Kingdom when wine-drinking became a feature of elite society in the Ramesside Period. Most if not all of the vessels in Tell Basta find belonged to just such a wine service associated presumably with a temple festival.

This pitcher was likely used to pour wine in celebration of a divinity – an Asiatic goddess to judge from other vessels belonging with this one. It is dedicated to the royal butler Atumemtaneb, who was also a royal envoy to all foreign lands. The decoration below the lip of the jug shows marsh scenes with cattle, horses, and goats nibbling trees; the base is embraced by petals; and the handle has a lioness-head at the join to the neck.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Decorated Jug with Feline-Head Handle naming Atumemtaneb
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Reign: Ramesses II
  • Date: ca. 1290–1224 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Tell Basta (Bubastis), Temple of Bastet, ancient cache
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: H. 17 (6 11/16 in.); W. 15.2 (6 in.); Diam. 13.3 cm (1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
  • Object Number: 07.228.187
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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