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Votive bowl
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
1353–1336 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, el-Amarna (Akhetaten), Workmen's village
Medium/Technique
Pottery (marl clay ware)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 10 x 24 cm (3 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Lacovara
Accession Number1997.275
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFound in a chapel of the workmen's village at Amarna, this pottery bowl has a sinusoidal rim and a figure of a snake carved in the bottom. The snake is associated with the goddess Renenutet.
ProvenanceFrom Tell el-Amarna, chapel of workmen's village. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; by 1993: collection of the Toledo Museum of Art; 1993: purchased from Sotheby's, New York; 1997: given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund through Peter Lacovara.