Pomegranate Vase of Tutankhamun
Delicate as a blossom and radiant as moonlight, this exquisite vase takes the form of a pomegranate, its rounded body swelling with natural grace. It once held perfumed oils or unguents; sweet offerings for eternity, and was discovered among the treasures of Tutankhamun’s tomb. The fruit itself, newly introduced to Egypt during the 18th Dynasty,...