An Egyptian Blue-Green Faience Offering Cup for Seti I, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE
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of blue-green glazed faience, the cylindrical form with wide foot and outward turned lip, the exterior stained with offering oil and faded royal rectangular glyph panel for Seti I, that reads: “Men-Maat-Re, loved by Osiris, Lord of Ro-setau”.
Cups of this style were made to commemorate the construction of a building, principally temples, honoring the reigning monarch. They were manufactured on the authorization of pharaoh and were considered a personal tribute to him. The cups were buried in caches within the foundations of temples.
For related examples see: J. Vandier d'Abbadie, Les Objets de Toilette Égyptien au Musée du Louvre, Editions des Musées Nationaux, 1972, nos. 557 - 558.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Height: 2 inches (4.92 cm)
Condition: Very minor rim flake, otherwise intact.
Provenance: Private NYC collection, ex. CT collection, previously John N. Winnie, Jr. collection, Georgia, the collection assembled between 1980s-90s.
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