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Item number M3.145 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number M3.145 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Figure composed of a representative pair of Hes or libation vases, each with a cylindrical mouth above a flared lip that narrows to the neck, and a rounded shoulder that narrows towards a flared base. The vases are joined at the top where there is a projecting shape, square with four parallel raised bands as viewed from the top, and a rectangular platform at the base. A hole runs through the square projection from side to side and the figure is glazed in light bluish-green.
Probably amulet. Libation vases used when the priests purified the kings. They poured water over the kings from such vases by shaking them from side to side, and the zigzag line formed by the falling liquid is the hieroglyphic sign for water.
The Hes vase is the emblem of purity.
The van Haersolte Collection
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The Hes vase is the emblem of purity.
Figure composed of a representative pair of Hes or libation vases, each with a cylindrical mouth above a flared lip that narrows to the neck, and a rounded shoulder that narrows towards a flared base. The vases are joined at the top where there is a projecting shape, square with four parallel raised bands as viewed from the top, and a rectangular platform at the base. A hole runs through the square projection from side to side and the figure is glazed in light bluish-green.
Probably amulet. Libation vases used when the priests purified the kings. They poured water over the kings from such vases by shaking them from side to side, and the zigzag line formed by the falling liquid is the hieroglyphic sign for water.
The van Haersolte Collection
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