The lotus chalice in the exhibition Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh.
Material
Alabaster
Size
18.3 cm high, 28.3 cm wide, cup depth is 16.8 cm.[1]
Created
Reign of Tutankhamun (c. 1332–1323 BC), 18th dynasty, New Kingdom
Discovered
Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Identification
JE 67465, Find number 14, GEM 36
The Lotus chalice or Alabaster chalice, called the Wishing Cup by Howard Carter, derives from the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun of the 18th Dynasty. The object received the find number 014 and was on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with the inventory numbers JE 67465 and GEM 36.[2]
It has been moved to the as yet unopened Grand Egyptian Museum.
^Edwards, I. E. S. (1972). Treasures of Tutankhamun. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 76. ISBN 978-0723000709.
^Hawass, Zahi (2018). Tutankhamun : Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh - The centennial celebration (Hardcover ed.). New York: Melcher Media. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-59591-100-1.
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