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Water lily attachment, probably for a processional barque

Lotus attachment element

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Date
ca. 1070–664 B.C.
Medium
Bronze, gold foil over gesso; white, dark blue, and light blue glass inlays over light and dark blue grounds
Dimensions
h. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in); w. 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in); d. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in)
Department
Egyptian Art
Gallery
125
Location
125
Credit
Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915

Description

Overview Water lily attachment, probably for a processional barque Third Intermediate Period or later ca. 1070–664 BCE or later On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899 This lotus may have been an attachment on a shrine baldachin, where a god seated on a lotus is often depicted.