“It is Ptah who opens this beautiful New Year’s Day to thee”.
New Year's Jars Dynasty 26 664-525 BCE Faience
Such flasks were traditionally offered on New Year’s Day, filled with water from a sacred pool. This spectacular faience masterpiece exemplifies the refinement of Dynasty 18 craftsmanship. It is lentil-shaped, with a short spout and delicate handles. A double geometrical frieze wraps around the spout. Beneath the spout, a large collar with three rows of beads, the last row shaped as drops, decorates each side with understated elegance. Running down the edges are exquisitely calligraphed hieroglyphic inscriptions delivering the following messages:
“It is Re who opens this beautiful New Year’s Day to thee”
(ra-wpt-nefer-rnpt-k).“It is Ptah who opens this beautiful New Year’s Day to thee”
(ptah-wpt-nefer-rnpt-k).
Photo by Mary Harrsch CC By NC SA
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