Alabaster goblet engraved with the names of Amenhotep IV & Nefertiti
Purchased in Cairo by Nicholas Tano in 1922, this Egyptian Alabaster goblet is formed and detailed in the shape of a lotus flower.
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Both the throne name, “Nefer-kheperu-Re, beloved of Re” and personal name of Amenhotep IV (later Akhenaten) are engraved on the side of the chalice, between two cartouches encircling the early titulary of the Aten and a cartouche naming Amenhotep IV’s Great Royal Wife, Nefertiti.
Facsmilie by Émile Prisse d’Avesnes (1807-1879)
Due to “Amenhotep” appearing as the namesake of the king, it is easy to suggest that the vessel must have been created early in the king’s reign and prior to the king’s name change to Akhenaten in Year 5 of his reign.
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Summary:
Goblet in the form of a lotus, engraved with the names of Amenhotep IV & Nefertiti
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1353–1336 B.C.
Purchased in Cairo by Nicholas Tano in 1922 & gifted to the Met Museum by Edward S. Harkness in 1922.
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