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Unguent vessel in the form of a lotus blossom


Lotus cup
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos

Medium/Technique Light green faience
Dimensions Height x diameter: 6.8 x 6.3 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1733
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionLight green glaze; decoration brown enamel spots.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)