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New Year's Bottle
664 BCE - 525 BCESaite Period (664-525 BCE)
6 7/8 x 5 7/16 x 3 11/16 in. (17.5 x 13.8 x 9.3 cm)
Unknown, Egyptian
Egyptian
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Terracotta, glaze
Credit Line:
R. T. Miller Fund
Accession Number:
1951.200
Location: Currently on view
Collection:
Frederic Morgan Collection
The celebration of the ancient Egyptian New Year included gifts of these distinctively shaped vessels incised with garlands, geometric designs, and inscriptions invoking the gods to grant the owner life, health, and happiness. Two baboons, sacred to the calendar god Thoth, sit on each side of the papyrus-flower neck of the bottle. The bottles may have contained perfumes or oils used in New Year ceremonies, or perhaps water from a sacred pool.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Frederic G. Morgan (d. 1920), Aurora, New York; purchased from his estate by the Gallery in 1951
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Prints from the Permanent Collection 1/9/1982 - 2/28/1982
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Article. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 17, Issue Number: 5. Issue Date: April-May, 1952.
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
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