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Vase with a monkey-shaped handle

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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.

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