Vessel lid with cartouches of Amenhotep III
Vessel lid with cartouches of Amenhotep III

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Vessel lid with cartouches of Amenhotep III,

ca. 1386–1349 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
2016-17

Information

Title
Vessel lid with cartouches of Amenhotep III
Dates

ca. 1386–1349 BCE

Medium
Blue faience
Dimensions
diam. 4.0 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Huxley, Class of 1964, and Sally Huxley
Object Number
2016-17
Place Made

Africa, Egypt

Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Eighteenth Dynasty
Type
lids
Materials
ceramic, faience tile
Subject
cartouches, symbols of office, hieroglyphics, crowns (headdresses)

1901/1907 Acquired in Egypt in 1901 by Goddard Du Bois (d. 1921) and Josephine Cook Du Bois (Du Bois d. 1961), New York; by descent to Goddard Du Bois, Jr., and Ruth Du Bois, NY, and descendents, until 2012; sold on Sept. 9, 2012 Midnight Sun Antique Auction Co., California, lot 91; from Sept. 2012–Jan. 2015, with Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London; from Jan. 2015–March 2016 with Robert Huxley '64, and Sally Huxley, New York, NY; given to the Museum in 2016

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