Spouted dish with rosette in the center, traces on the rim where two lions were attached

Spouted dish with rosette in the center, traces on the rim where two lions were attached

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This cup was originally decorated with two couchant lions whose outlines may be seen on its edge. A branch with pointed leaves decorates the area between the lions, and in the bottom of the cup is a rosette with round petals. The lip indicates the cup was made for pouring, and findings in funerary contexts indicate such cups were intended for libations.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spouted dish with rosette in the center, traces on the rim where two lions were attachedSpouted dish with rosette in the center, traces on the rim where two lions were attachedSpouted dish with rosette in the center, traces on the rim where two lions were attachedSpouted dish with rosette in the center, traces on the rim where two lions were attachedSpouted dish with rosette in the center, traces on the rim where two lions were attached

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.