Légende

Fragment of a votive boat. Prow or stern with decoration in the form of glued appliqués. On the sides from the top: four lion heads. On the deck: palmette, fish, sitting cat with a disc above its back, cartouche half preserved. On the outside sides: two fish, four lion heads, four rosettes, three cats with a disc, two falcons with a uraeus behind their backs, four falcons with a neb symbol and a nechacha whip behind them one partially preserved, two en face faces, two rosettes one partially preserved. Bottom smooth, slightly convex. Blue glaze, discolored black in places. c. 30 BC–395 AD, Roman period, Egypt. Votive offering. Height 4.5 cm; width 11 cm; depth 8.9 cm., An irregular, cone-shaped object with a rough, textured surface covered in a patina of turquoise and pale green, with areas of darker blue-green and small patches of brown and beige; the object has a ring of rounded, lumpy protrusions clustered along its sides and top, and its base shows a thin, uneven edge with exposed grey material; the background is a flat, light grey.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_363

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

20.9Mo (1.4Mo) / 22.9cm x 22.9cm / 2706 x 2706 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fragment votive boat Prow stern decoration form glued appliqués sides top four lion heads deck palmette fish sitting cat disc back cartouche half preserved outside sides two fish four rosettes three cats two falcons uraeus backs four falcons neb symbol nechacha whip them partially preserved two en face faces two rosettes Bottom smooth slightly convex Blue glaze discolored black places c 30 Bc–395 Ad Roman period Egypt Votive offering Height 4.5 cm width 11 cm depth 8.9 cm irregular cone-shaped object rough textured surface covered patina turquoise pale green areas darker blue-green small patches brown beige object ring rounded lumpy protrusions clustered base thin uneven edge exposed grey material background flat light grey.