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Beaker of Nesi-Khons
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The inscription on the cup contains the name of the "great chieftainess of the harem of Amen, Nesi-Khons," the wife of the high priest of Amen at Thebes, Pinodjem II. The beaker was found with 63 others in the famous cache of the royal mummies at Deir el-Bahari (Thebes).
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Rev. William MacGregor, Tamworth, Staffordshire, by 1898; Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, June 26-29 and July 4-6, 1922, no. 252; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | Faience: The Colors of the Heavens. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt, Western Thebes (Deir el-Bahri) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/8 x W: 2 3/4 in. (6.1 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.411