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Chalice shaped lamp from the tomb of Tutankhamun

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Chalice shaped lamp from the tomb of Tutankhamun, The cup is in the shape of an open lotus flower flanked by two carvings of the god Heh kneeling on papyrus plants. The cup was intented to be filled with oil and when the whick was lit then the scene of Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun was visible. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 1333 1323 BC. Material/ Size : Calcite, H=51.4 cm. Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb TV62.

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Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Date

30 juil. 2010

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Notre référence

UMG12A22_168

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38,7Mo (1,4Mo) / 24,7cm x 39,2cm / 2920 x 4632 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Général Antiquité Archéologie Pharaonique Civilisations Cultures anciennes Antiquités Nouveau Nouvelle Royaume Marié et Mariée Femme Howerd Carter Tombe Tombeau Collection Werner Forman