Lotiform Chalice, Third Intermediate period, Dynasty 22-25, ca. 945–664 , Said to be from Middle Egypt, Tuna el-Gebel region
Lotiform Chalice, Third Intermediate period, Dynasty 22-25, ca. 945–664 , Said to be from Middle Egypt, Tuna el-Gebel region; From Egypt, Faience, h. cm (5 11/16 in), The fragrant blossom of the blue lotus is a common motif in all forms of Egyptian art. Because it opened its petals to the sun each morning, the flower became a symbol of creation and rebirth. During the Third Intermediate Period, faience chalices derived from the shape of the blossom and other faience delicacies were decorated with relief scenes evoking a constellation of myths having to do with the birth of the king as child of the sun god out of the watery marsh environment, and thus the renewal of the world out of the flooded land anticipated with the beginning of the Inundation at the Egyptian New Year
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