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Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre

New Kingdom
ca. 1400 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
This jar is representative of a genre that was produced for about a century during the New Kingdom (ca. 1450-1350 B.C.). Their imagery and capacity suggests that they were made to hold the milk of a nursing mother. Although they may have been used in everyday life, they were also placed in tombs, where their contents, real or symbolic, were meant to aid in the deceased's daily rebirth.
For another example in the collection, see 26.2.30.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Date: ca. 1400 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Pottery, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 15.3 cm (6 in); w. 8 cm (3 1/8 in); d. 8 cm (3 1/8 in)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Foulds, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.7.42
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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