AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER AMPHORA
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, REIGN OF RAMESSES II OR MERNEPTAH, 1290-1214 B.C.
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER AMPHORA NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, REIGN OF RAMESSES II OR MERNEPTAH, 1290-1214 B.C. With an ovoid body, a tall cylindrical neck and rounded rim, the strap handles with ibex head terminals, the ears separately made of wood and inserted (one preserved), with elaborate painted decoration in encaustic, including a two-tiered necklace of petals on the neck, the ties with lotus-blossom finials suspended on the reverse, below the necklace a partially preserved horizontal line of hieratic text reading, "Wreath/garland(?) and bread of the gods, ...," the body with a wah -collar or floral necklace enclosing a descending lotus blossom framed by two buds, the ties also with lotus blossom finials on the reverse, and the details of the ibex head terminals, each wearing a floral collar 16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER AMPHORA
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, REIGN OF RAMESSES II OR MERNEPTAH, 1290-1214 B.C.
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER AMPHORA NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, REIGN OF RAMESSES II OR MERNEPTAH, 1290-1214 B.C. With an ovoid body, a tall cylindrical neck and rounded rim, the strap handles with ibex head terminals, the ears separately made of wood and inserted (one preserved), with elaborate painted decoration in encaustic, including a two-tiered necklace of petals on the neck, the ties with lotus-blossom finials suspended on the reverse, below the necklace a partially preserved horizontal line of hieratic text reading, "Wreath/garland(?) and bread of the gods, ...," the body with a wah -collar or floral necklace enclosing a descending lotus blossom framed by two buds, the ties also with lotus blossom finials on the reverse, and the details of the ibex head terminals, each wearing a floral collar 16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high
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