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This gold cup was manufactured for Queen Hetepheres and was used for cosmetics. |
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This is one of the finest alabaster bowls to have survived from ancient Egypt. It was originally made of a single piece of alabaster, although it was found in several parts. |
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The one-handled alabaster vase has a bulging body, high narrow neck, and a graceful spout. It contained oils and other materials for the deceased king to use in the afterlife. |
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An amphora from Rhodes, it was found in the sea at Abu Qir near Alexandria. It is unusual in having a cylindrical neck and a pear-shaped body. |
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This elongated vessel has a long neck and a conical body with a pointed base. The mouth is narrow, and the amphora is provided with two handles. Amphoras were made to contain liquids such as wine. |
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A locally produced amphora with a wide mouth, the neck has long vertical incisions that continue all along the neck and down to the body of the amphora. It has two round handles. There is a hole underneath each handle. |
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This beautifully decorated jar filter with entwined, stylized foliage is executed in openwork. |
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The Ardebil small basin is made of brass with some areas decorated with geometric and floral designs. |
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A Minai ware plate, ornamented with a drawing of four people seated around a table, may be considered "aristocratic" pottery. |
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This ball-shaped vase was made for King Ahmose the First. It has a flat wide rim, a short thick neck, and a flat wide handle. A square frame, containing the names and epithets of the king, is incised on the body; over it is the sky sign. The vase might have contained unguent presented to the king. |
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This is the base of an underglazed painted Mamluk bowl decorated with a group of poorly painted fish. |
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This is the base of an underglazed pottery bowl, in the center of which is a flower with six almond-shaped petals. |
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This underglazed base of a bowl has a center with floral motifs and rows of five-lobed leaves, each containing three blue dots. |
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All that remains of this bowl is the base, decorated with a small circle surrounded by a larger circle. The underside bears the signature of the artist, Ghozail. |
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This glazed earthenware base of a jar, with part of the body, has geometrical designs, which form lines that meet in a point. |
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Bronze basin associated with a bronze jug, from the tomb of Kha. |
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This brass basin with a rim, body, and foot is decorated with plant designs and Naskh inscriptions. |
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The sides of the basin curve inward slightly. The basin bears the name of its owner and is decorated with medallions containing animals and flowers. |
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The zeir, or big jar, is decorated with Coptic symbols including fish, crosses, and plants. The neck of the jar is adorned with a Nile fish and the lower area is divided into scenes separated by columns. |
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This clay jar was used for storing wine. It is decorated with a vine and clusters of grapes and embellished with two human faces. |
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