An Egyptian Blue-Green Faience Offering Cup for Seti I, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE

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of blue-green glazed faience, the cylindrical form with wide foot and outward turned lip, the exterior stained with offering oil and faded royal rectangular glyph panel for Seti I, that reads: “Men-Maat-Re, loved by Osiris, Lord of Ro-setau”. Cups of this style were made to commemorate the construction of a building, principally temples, honoring the reigning monarch. They were manufactured on the authorization of pharaoh and were considered a personal tribute to him. The cups were buried in caches within the foundations of temples. For related examples see: Freidman, "Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience" #57. Dimensions: Height: 1 15/16 inch (4.92 cm) Condition: Very minor rim flake, otherwise intact. Provenance: Private NYC collection, ex. CT collection, previously John N. Winnie, Jr. collection, Georgia, the collection assembled between 1980s-90s. Show more