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Calice

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 945–664 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 125
Calici in faïence con la coppa a forma di fior di loto azzurro esistevano fin dalla XVIII dinastia (ca. 1550-1295 a.C.). A partire dall’inizio del I millennio a.C., troviamo però calici riccamente ornati che non venivano utilizzati come normali bicchieri, ma servivano come oggetti votivi e vasi rituali. I rilievi di questo esemplare si ispirano ai miti della nascita del re come figlio del dio sole. L’ambiente acquitrinoso della fascia centrale allude alla rinascita del mondo egizio dopo le inondazioni del Nilo ogni estate.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Calice
  • Periodo: Terzo Periodo Intermedio, XXII dinastia
  • Data: ca. 945-712 a.C.
  • Area geografica: Regione di Tuna el-Gebel
  • Materiale e tecnica: Faïence
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 14,5 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, donazione di Edward S. Harkness, 1926
  • Numero d'inventario: 26.7.971
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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