{"product_id":"ef1552","title":"An Egyptian Blue-Green Faience Offering Cup for Seti I, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE","description":"\u003cp\u003eof 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: “\u003cem\u003eMen-Maat-Re, loved by Osiris, Lord of Ro-setau\u003c\/em\u003e”. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCups 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor related examples see: Freidman, \"Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience\" #57.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/b\u003eHeight: 1 15\/16 inch (4.92 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eVery minor rim flake, otherwise intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/b\u003ePrivate NYC collection, ex. CT collection, previously John N. Winnie, Jr. collection, Georgia, the collection assembled between 1980s-90s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arte Primitivo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40552131100716,"sku":"EF1552","price":2818.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/3933\/4188\/products\/EF1552.jpg?v=1659507819","url":"https:\/\/qrack-shop.myshopify.com\/en-ca\/products\/ef1552","provider":"qrack shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}