Hes Vase with the name of Ramesses IV

Hes Vase with the name of Ramesses IV

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This libation vessel takes the form of the hieroglyph hes, meaning "praise," or "favor." It would have been used to pour out purified liquid during the performance of rituals. Ideally used by the king, who was regarded as the primary priest of all the gods, this example is engraved with the names and epithets of Ramesses IV.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.