COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.26.7.971
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MMA_.26.7.971
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
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Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Lotiform Cup
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Lotiform Cup
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
ott
Object name
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 945-715 B.C.E.
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ca. 945-715 B.C.E.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-945
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-945
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-715
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-715
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Egyptian faience
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Egyptian faience
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Vessels
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Vessels
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
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H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
26.7.971
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26.7.971
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
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Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The fragrant blossom of the blue lotus is a common motif in all forms of Egyptian art. The water lily was valued not only for its beauty and scent; because it opened its petals to the sun each morning it became a symbol of creation and rebirth. This cup, made of brilliantly glazed Egyptian faience, imitates the slender form of the flower and is decorated in relief with scenes depicting the plant's marshy habitat. Such cups were funerary offerings made to be placed in tombs.
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<P>The fragrant blossom of the blue lotus is a common motif in all forms of Egyptian art. The water lily was valued not only for its beauty and scent; because it opened its petals to the sun each morning it became a symbol of creation and rebirth. This cup, made of brilliantly glazed Egyptian faience, imitates the slender form of the flower and is decorated in relief with scenes depicting the plant's marshy habitat. Such cups were funerary offerings made to be placed in tombs.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.eg26.7.971.R.tif
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MMA_.eg26.7.971.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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