Marsh-Bowl of Ruiu

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The burial of Ruiu was found in the tomb of her father, Neferkhawet, which was excavated by the Museum’s Egyptian Expedition in 1935. Between Ruiu's coffin and that of her husband, Baki, was a basket containing two faience bowls. The glaze and painted decoration of both bowls had been badly damaged by the damp atmosphere in the tomb. The decoration on the inside of this bowl is centered on a rosette from which sprout lotus buds and flowers.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art