COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MMA_.19.2.16
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MMA_.19.2.16
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
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Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Libation dish
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Libation dish
Title
false
Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
false
View:
Full View with 19.2.17
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Full View with 19.2.17
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 2960-2770 B.C.E.
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ca. 2960-2770 B.C.E.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-2960
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-2960
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-2770
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-2770
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Siltstone
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Siltstone
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Vessels
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Vessels
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
W. 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm), L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
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W. 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm), L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
19.2.16
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19.2.16
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1919
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Rogers Fund, 1919
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This masterpiece of Early Dynastic stone carving has the shape of two intricately linked hieroglyphs. The two bent arms that frame three sides of the dish are read ka, the word for 'spirit' in ancient Egyptian. The loop and knot are read ankh, meaning 'life,' or 'to live.' The combination could be interpreted as the phrase 'life to thy spirit' or as the name of a person, Ankh-ka. The dish was undoubtedly used to pour a purifying liquid, probably water, that would take on the magical significance of the hieroglyphs.
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<P>This masterpiece of Early Dynastic stone carving has the shape of two intricately linked hieroglyphs. The two bent arms that frame three sides of the dish are read ka, the word for 'spirit' in ancient Egyptian. The loop and knot are read ankh, meaning 'life,' or 'to live.' The combination could be interpreted as the phrase 'life to thy spirit' or as the name of a person, Ankh-ka. The dish was undoubtedly used to pour a purifying liquid, probably water, that would take on the magical significance of the hieroglyphs.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.eg19.2.16.-17.R.tif
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MMA_.eg19.2.16.-17.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false