Hes Vase with Cover
Ritual vessels known as hes-vases were commonly used in temple rituals of purification and in libations, or liquid offerings, which the priest poured to the gods. Their shape resembles the hieroglyph hes, which can mean “to favor” or “to praise.” - Medium: Faience
- Place Made: Thebes, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1350-1295 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dimensions: 8 1/16 x Diam. 2 3/16 in. (20.5 x 5.6 cm)
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