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Description : Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten (formally Amenhotep IV), ca. 1353 to 1336 BCE. An incredible, mold-formed faience vessel known as a lotus bottle covered in softened layers of turquoise-hued glaze and embellished with ample iconography. Presenting with a dignified form, the piriform body exhibits a conical base, rounded walls that gradually transition upwards to a sloped shoulder, and a narrow cylindrical neck surmounted by a flared rim. Surrounding the neck is a register of lotus blossoms and water lilies with the shoulder bearing similar but inverted imagery, and the base is encircled with blooming lotus petals. A register of repeating hieroglyphs encompassing the midsection include wadjet (also wedjat or Eye of Horus), heart-and-windpipes, and semicircular bowls or baskets below. When viewed together, the hieroglyphs suggest that this vessel was a votive offering meant as a means of protection for both the heart and voice of the deceased as they recited their negative confession and endured the final trial on their journey to the afterlife: the ceremony known as the 'weighing of the heart.' The bowls or baskets represented gifts of sustenance for the deceased on their journey, and the ample lotus imagery was symbolic as a means of rebirth for the deceased's soul. An outstanding example of Amarna-period artistry! Size: 2.7 Diameter x 5.625 H (6.9 cm x 14.3 cm), 7.6 H (19.3 cm) on included custom stand. Cf. Friedman, Florence Dunn, ed. Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience. Thames & Hudson in association with the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1998, p. 119. Another example hammered for $23,900 at Christie's, New York Antiquities auction (sale 1314, December 11, 2003, lot 40) Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s, acquisition number penned inside of bottle indicates originally acquired around 1939 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #165076
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