Part of a Bowl Inscribed for Amunhotep III and His Chief Queen, Tiye
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Object Label
When complete, this bowl had several frontal cow-eared female faces flanked by cats. Although in this case both faces and cats were probably intended as symbols of the goddess Hathor, these motifs later came to be related to other goddesses as well. Ritual vessels with such decoration may have held intoxicants, to be ingested during certain festivals for the goddess.
Caption
Part of a Bowl Inscribed for Amunhotep III and His Chief Queen, Tiye, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), traces of gilding, 3 7/8 x 2 9/16 in. (9.9 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.41. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.41_PS9.jpg)
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Title
Part of a Bowl Inscribed for Amunhotep III and His Chief Queen, Tiye
Date
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place found: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
Medium
Egyptian alabaster (calcite), traces of gilding
Classification
Dimensions
3 7/8 x 2 9/16 in. (9.9 x 6.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.41
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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