Hes-Vase with Cover
ca. 1350-1295 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Ritual vessels known as hes-vases were commonly used in temple rituals of purification and in libations, or liquid offerings, which the priest poured to the gods. Their shape resembles the hieroglyph hes, which can mean “to favor” or “to praise.”
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Faience
- Medium
- faience
- Locations
- Place made: Thebes, Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 18
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 8 1/16 x Diam. 2 3/16 in. (20.5 x 5.6 cm)
- Accession Number
- 48.55a-b
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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