Goblet Inscribed with the Names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen Nefertiti

Goblet Inscribed with the Names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen Nefertiti

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This graceful, translucent drinking cup in the form of a white lotus blossom is treasured both for its beauty and its historical interest. The throne name (Nefer-kheperu-Re, beloved of Re) and personal name of Amenhotep IV are inscribed in the small panel on the side, between two cartouches surrounding the early titulary of the Aten (left) and a cartouche naming the principal queen, Nefertiti (right). Thus, the vessel must have been made before Year 5 of the king's reign, when he changed his name to Akhenaten.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Goblet Inscribed with the Names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen NefertitiGoblet Inscribed with the Names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen NefertitiGoblet Inscribed with the Names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen NefertitiGoblet Inscribed with the Names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen NefertitiGoblet Inscribed with the Names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen Nefertiti

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.