Drinking Cup, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Glassy faience, gold, h. 10.2 cm (4 in); diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in), This jar was probably imported from western Asia and may have been brought to Egypt by one of the foreign wives of Thutmose III as part of her dowry. The form, which has a button-shaped base now masked by gold leaf over plaster restoration, has a long history in Mesopotamia
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Drinking Cup, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca, 1479–1425 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, D, Tomb, 3 Foreign Wives, Thutmose III, Glassy faience, gold, h, 10.2 cm, 4, diam, 7, 2 3/4, jar, imported, western Asia, foreign wives, part, dowry, form, button-shaped base, now, masked, gold leaf, plaster restoration, long history, Mesopotamia
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