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New Year's flask
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26
664–525 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Tell el-Yahudiya
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 9.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession Number07.308
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionNew Year's flask. Light blue glaze; incised borders on neck with baboons flanking the neck. Inscribed with New Year's wishes on vertical band around the body. Given as New Years presents. Badly broken. Complete vessel mended from many fragments. Would be a good candidate for Objects conservation to restore as we have few complete examples.
ProvenanceTell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis). 1905-6, excavated by W. M. F. Petrie for the Egyptian Research Account; assigned to the Egyptian Research Account by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA by the Egyptian Research Account.