Vase with a monkey-shaped handle
This vase, probably used to contain cosmetics, has an oval body, a wide flat lip, a cylindrical neck, a flat bottom, and a monkey-shaped handle from the body to the lip. The body carries a column of incised hieroglyphs.
Present location MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE
Inventory number 2173
Dating 18TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site UNSPECIFIED
Category VASE
Material WOOD; PLASTER; SERPENTINITE
Technique SCULPTURED; PAINTED; HEWN
Height 7 cm
Diameter 3,3 cm
Translation
You have placed your heart in its place for eternity.
Bibliography
M.C. Guidotti, Vasi dall'Epoca Protodinastica al Nuovo Regno, Roma, 1991, pg. 176, n. 243.
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