Perfume bottle in the shape of a hes-vase inlaid with the figure of a princess, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), carnelian, obsidian,gold, and colored glass inlay, H. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); W. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); D. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.), The shape of this perfume bottle imitates that of a ritual vessel used for water libations. Inlaid on its side is a marvel of lapidary skill-a little Amarna princess standing on a blossom of the blue lotus, a species that opens anew each morning with the rising sun
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