The Investiture of Zimri-Lim, from the Amorite palace at Mari.

The Investiture of Zimri-Lim, from the Amorite palace at Mari.

Core formed, handled, cosmetic vase of glass

The technique and decorative motif on this Rhodian type of miniature handled vessel are similar to Egyptian and Cypriot products a thousand years earlier. In the Late Period, Egypt had strong links with Rhodes, where the main temple dedicated to Hera included an unusually large number of Egyptian votive offerings.

Present location	NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN
Inventory number	1886:331
Dating	LATE PERIOD
Archaeological Site	UNKNOWN
Category	VASE
Material	GLASS
Technique	FORMED AROUND SAND-KERNEL
Height	5.5 cm
Diameter	5 cm			globalegyptianmuseum

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Shabti of Wehemmesut (

Shabti of Wehemmesut

Brightly glazed polychrome faience shabti, with a white background, red face, purple-brown details and hieroglyphic inscription, giving the shabti formula. Polychrome faience figures such as this shabti represent a technical achievement of the late 18th and 19th Dynasties.

Present location NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number 1882:3139

Dating 19TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site UNKNOWN

Category SHABTI

Material FAIENCE

Technique PAINTED; PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL; GLAZED

Height 16.5 cm

Width 4.5 cm

Depth 3 cm

Bibliography•Margaret Murray, National Museum of Science and Art, General Guide III. Egyptian Antiquities, Dublin 1910, p. 22.

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