Detail View: The AMICA Library: Lotiform Cup
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.26.7.971
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egyptian
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Title:
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Lotiform Cup
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 945-715 B.C.E.
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Creation Start Date:
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-945
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Creation End Date:
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-715
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Materials and Techniques:
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Egyptian faience
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Classification Term:
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Vessels
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Dimensions:
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H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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26.7.971
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
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Rights:
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Context:
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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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.eg26.7.971.R.tif
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